OKOJIE, Dr. Christopher Gbelokoto

LSM, physician, politician, administrator, born April 9, 1920, Ugboha Ishan, Edo State; married Olufunke Olayemi Phillips 1951, three sons, six daughters; Education: Roman Catholic Mission School, Ugboha, 1925:28, Government School, Ekpoma, 1929-35, government College, Ibadan, 1936-40, 1941 -42, YabaHigher College, 1941 -42, Nigerian School of Medicine, Yaba, 1942-47, New York University (Belvue Medical Centre), USA, 1956-57, John Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore,USA, 1978;Career: Appointed Medical Officer, Nigerian Medical Service, 1947-50; Schools Medical Officer, 1953-55; member, Eastern Nigeria Finance Corporation, 1955-56; member, Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation (now Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, FRCN), 1959-63; Chair man, Western Nigeria Development Corporation, 1962-63; appointed Minister of Works and Housing, Mid-western Region, 1963-66;. member, Hoard of Governors, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, 1973-75; Medical Director, Zuma Memorial Hospital, Irrua, since 1950; National President, Nigerian Medical Association, 1974-75; Chairman, Ishan Divisional' Development Council, 1977-78; Chairman, Bendel State Revenue Allocation Committee, 1977; membe'r, Nigerian Health Services Panel, 1976-78; Deputy President, defunct Bendel State' Boy Scouts Council, 1978; Chairman, Nigerian…