Godson Omenihu ADINDU

Biographical record

Surname

ADINDU

First Name

Godson

Other Names

Omenihu

Gender

Male

Date of Birth

February 12, 1948

State of Origin

Abia

Profession

Town planner, university teacher

Schools Attended with Dates

Holy Trinity School, Ndiolumbe, 1950-55; Okongwu Memorial Grammar School, 1956-60; University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, 1975-80; School of Agriculture, Umudike, Umuahia, Abia State, 1965

Educational Qualification

BES, M.Sc

Membership of Professional Bodies/Professional Qualifications

Association of Instruction Management Students, 1983-89;
team leader, Environmental Survey, Abia State University New Site, 1985; Adviser,
Committee on Strategies for Environmental Management, Abia State, Abia State
Development Professional Committee, 1991; Nigerian Institute of Town Planning;
Associate, Nigerian Institute of Management; Nigerian Institute of Industrial Management;
Geographical Inter-University Resources Management, 1986; Canadian Institute of
Planners, 1988; Vice Chairman, Nigerian Environmental Society, Imo and Abia States,
since 1990; President, Nigeria-Canada Maple Leaf Association, 1993; Federal
Government Undergraduate Overseas ScholarshiPermanent Secretary, 1978-79; Blanch
Shell Estate Fund, Toronto, Ontario, 1977-78; University of Waterloo Graduate
Scholarship, 1979-80; Waterloo Construction Council Grant, 1980.

Previous Appointments

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, Urbanisation and Development in Developing
Nations, Revision College, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, 1978-79; Research
Officer, Visitor Profile Recreation Planning, Ontario Science Centre, Toronto, Ontario,
Canada, 1979; Research Officer, Water Conservation Programme Design, Waterloo
Energy Conservation Centre, Ministry of Environment, Ontario, Canada, 1979; Teaching
Assistant, Civil Engineering. Transportation Planning, University of Waterloo, Ontario,
Canada, 1979-80; Area Town Planning Officer, Owerri Capital Development Authority,
Imo State, 1981-82; Lecturer II/Head. Construction Management Programme, 1982; Coordinator
and Liaison Officer, Students’ Industrial Work Experience Scheme, Abia State
University, Uturu, 1983-91; visiting Lecturer, Nigeria Institute of Transport Technology,
Zaria; Lecturer 1, Head of Construction Management Programme, Abia Sate University,
Uturu, 1985-87; Senior Lecturer, Construction Management and Urban and Regional
Planning; Head, Construction Management Programme, 1987-90; Senior Lecturer/Head
of Department, 1987-93; Head, Department of Civil Engineering, Federal University of
Technology, Owerri, Imo State, 1992-93; Associate Professor, since 1993; Dean, College
of Engineering and Environmental Studies, Abia State University, since 1997; Head,
Construction Management Programme, 1982; College of Postgraduate Committee,
College of Engineering and Environmental Studies, since 1988; Consultant, Agricultural
and Rural Management Institute, Ilorin, 1983-86; Consultant, RUSIG Nigeria, Owerri,
Imo State, 1987; Students Adviser/patron

Have you ever been a member of any political party?

N/A

Creative Work/Major Exhibitions

Pipeline Network Maintenance Management: Needs and Challenges Chapter 10 in Management and Funding of Transport Agencies, NITP, Zaria, 1981; The Concept of Social
Productivity and the Impact on National Development, Chapter 35, 383-396 in Increasing
Productivity in Nigeria, MacMillan Nigeria Publishers Ltd 1987

Hobbies

Travelling, writing, reading, photo development, music, wine making,
personality development

Phone Number

08035505138.

Residential Address

Plot 53, Ndi Akunwanta Street, Pre-Fab Extension, M.C.C. and Uratta Road
West, P.O. Box 1996, Owerri, Imo State