▁an ▁Ang lic an ▁primary ▁school ▁in ▁Ak ure ▁where ▁he ▁met ▁his ▁future ▁wife , ▁Rach ael ▁F ash or anti . ▁After ▁primary ▁education , ▁he ▁sat ▁for ▁the ▁entrance ▁exam ▁into ▁Ig b obi ▁College ▁and ▁was ▁accepted ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁upon ▁gradu ation ▁from ▁Ig b obi , ▁he ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁complete ▁his ▁High er ▁School ▁Cert ificate ▁at ▁Government ▁College , ▁I bad an ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁and ▁later ▁became ▁a ▁t utor ▁at ▁O y em ek un ▁Gram mar ▁School , ▁Ak ure . ▁He ▁attended ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁I bad an ▁for ▁his ▁under grad uate ▁studies ▁ear ning ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁econom ics , ▁there after , ▁he ▁obtained ▁a ▁gradu ate ▁degree ▁at ▁Y ale ▁University ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁At ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁I bad an , ▁he ▁represented ▁his ▁hall ▁of ▁residence ▁in ▁the ▁Stud ents ▁Represent ative ▁Council ▁and ▁was ▁editor ial ▁board ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁student ▁run ▁campus ▁magazine . ▁ ▁Civil ▁service ▁and ▁government ▁career ▁After ▁comple ting ▁his ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁econom ics , ▁F ala e ▁joined ▁the ▁civil ▁service ▁as ▁the ▁assistant ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Man power ▁Board . ▁He ▁later ▁became ▁a ▁principal ▁assistant ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁board . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁he ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Central ▁Pl anning ▁office ▁and ▁by ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁director ▁at ▁the ▁planning