 He also served as Political Adviser to Olusegun Obasanjo, before announcing plans to run for president in June 2006.Gana was born on 30 November 1945 at Busu near Bida, in Niger State.He obtained the West African School Certificate from Government College, Bida in 1964, and proceeded to Okene Secondary School for the Higher School Certificate (H.S.C.)