Anthony Ukpabi ASIKA,

Political Scientist, Administrator

B.Sc, MA, Ph.D, political scientist, administrator, born June 28,1936, Jos, Plateau State; married Chinyere Edith Ejiogu 1965, one son, two daughters; Education: St Patrick'sCollege, Calabar, 1949, Edo College, Benin City, 1951, University College (now University of Ibadan), Ibadan, 1956-61, University of Cali fornia,Los Angeles,USA, 1961-65;Career: Appointed Clerk, Onitsha Town Council, 1953; Clerk, Department of Marketing and Exports, Lagos; Clerk, Northern Nigeria Marketing Board, Kano; appointed Lecturer in Political Sociology, University of Ibadan, 1965-67; Administrator, East Central State ofNigeria, 1967-75; member, Supreme Mili tary Council ofNigeria, 1970-75; Chairman, Technical Committee on the Review of the National Population Census of 1973 (1973- 75); Commissioner for Economic Develop ment and Reconstruction, East Central State, 1974-75; Chairman, Bladi Property and In vestments Company Limited, since 1975; Chairman, Sigma Systems and Communica tions Limited, since 1975; Director, ORS Hospital Projects Nigeria Limited; Director, Guardian Press Limited and GuardiarrNewspapers Limited, since 1983; Chairman ofthe Board, Industry SkodaLimited, since 1985; Team Leader Presidential Delegation to Niger, Chad…