Elechi AMADI

Soldier, Writer, Administrator

B.Sc, retired soldier, writer, administrator, born May 12, 1934, Aluu, Rivers State; married Dorah Nwonne Ohale 1957, two sons, seven daughters; Education: St Peter's Primary School, Isiokpo, 1940-47, Government College, Umuahia, 1948-52, Federal Survey School, Oyo,-1953-54, Univer sity College (now University of Ibadan), Ibadan, 1955-59; Land Surveyor, 1959-60; Science Teacher, 1960-63; joined the Nigerian Army 1963-66 and served with the 3rd Marine Commando, NA, during the Nigerian Civil War; retired voluntarily-from the Nigerian Ar my; Administrative Officer, Rivers State Civil Service, 1968-73; appointed Permanent Secre tary (now Director-General), 1974-83; Writerin- Residcnce and Lecturer, Rivers State Col lege of Education, Port Harcourt, 1984-87; ap pointed Commissioner for Education, Rivers State, February 1987-February 1989; Commis sioner for Lands and Housing, Rivers State, since February 1989; Publications: The Con cubine (Novel) (London, Heinemann, 1966), The Great Ponds (Novel) (London, Heinemann, 1969), Sunset in Biafra (Novel) (London, Heinemann, 1973), The Slave (Novel) (London, Heinemann, 1979), Ethics In Nigerian Culture (Heinemann, 1983), Estrangement (Novel) (London,…