Bassey Udo EKONG,

1974-75,1977-78; member, Inves tigation Panel on Customs Port Arson, 1976; member, Task Force, Standard Guage Rail way Line Project, Nigerian Railway Corpo ration, 1979-80; President, African Associa tion, Michigan State University, 1973-74; fel low, Chartered Institute of Transport, Lon don, 1982; Chairman, Chartered Institute of Transport (Nigeria), 1988; Awarded John B.Sc, M.A, Ph.D, transport economist, administrator, bom De cember 24, 1935, Oku Iboku, Itu, Akwa Ibom State; married Grace Eyibio Effiong, 1966, four sons, two daughters: Education: Cruickshank School, Oku Iboku, 1940-46, Macgregor College, Afikpo, 1951-52,1956- 57, Wolsey Hall Tuition by Correspondence, 1958-59, University ofNigeria, Nsukka, 1960-64, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, 1970-74; Career: Ap pointed School Teacher, Presbytarian Mis sion Schools, 1953-59; Transport Manager, Aluminium Products Limited, Port Harcourt, 1963; Shipping Manager-in-Training, Elder Dempster Agencies, Lagos, 1964-65; Re search Assistant, Central Bank ofNigeria, 1965-67; Assistant Economist, CBN, 1968- 69; Economist, CBN, 1970-72; Senior Economist, CBN, 1973-75; Chief Econo mist, CBN, 1976-77; Assistant Director, CBN, 1977-78; Deputy-Director, CBN, 1979-80; appointed Executive Secretary, Nigerian Shippers' Council, 1980-84; Deputy Director of Research, Economic Policy Unit, CBN, 1984-87; Director-Gen eral, National Maritime Authority, 1987-89; member, study Panel, The Use of Skylab Im agery for Crop Acreage Estimation, Michi gan State University, 1973-74; Chairman, Study Group on the Nigerian National Ship ping Line, 1974-75,1977-78; member, Inves tigation Panel on Customs Port Arson, 1976; member, Task Force, Standard Guage Rail way Line Project, Nigerian Railway Corpo ration, 1979-80; President, African Associa tion, Michigan State University, 1973-74; fel low, Chartered Institute of Transport, Lon don, 1982; Chairman, Chartered Institute of Transport (Nigeria), 1988; Awarded John B.Sc, M.A, Ph.D, transport economist, administrator, bom De cember 24, 1935, Oku Iboku, Itu, Akwa Ibom State; married Grace Eyibio Effiong, 1966, four sons, two daughters: Education: Cruickshank School, Oku Iboku, 1940-46, Macgregor College, Afikpo, 1951-52,1956- 57, Wolsey Hall Tuition by Correspondence, 1958-59, University ofNigeria, Nsukka, 1960-64, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, 1970-74; Career: Ap pointed School Teacher, Presbytarian Mis sion Schools, 1953-59; Transport Manager, Aluminium Products Limited, Port Harcourt, 1963; Shipping Manager-in-Training, Elder Dempster Agencies, Lagos, 1964-65; Re search Assistant, Central Bank ofNigeria, 1965-67; Assistant Economist, CBN, 1968- 69; Economist, CBN, 1970-72; Senior Economist, CBN, 1973-75; Chief Econo mist, CBN, 1976-77; Assistant Director, CBN, 1977-78; Deputy-Director, CBN, 1979-80; appointed Executive Secretary, Nigerian Shippers' Council, 1980-84; Deputy Director of Research, Economic Policy Unit, CBN, 1984-87; Director-Gen eral, National Maritime Authority, 1987-89; member, study Panel, The Use of Skylab Im agery for Crop Acreage Estimation, Michi gan State University, 1973-74; Chairman, Study Group on the Nigerian National Ship ping Line, 1974-75,1977-78; member, Inves tigation Panel on Customs Port Arson, 1976; member, Task Force, Standard Guage Rail way Line Project, Nigerian Railway Corpo ration, 1979-80; President, African Associa tion, Michigan State University, 1973-74; fel low, Chartered Institute of Transport, Lon don, 1982; Chairman, Chartered Institute of Transport (Nigeria), 1988; Awarded John Anderson Prize, for original study on the Ni gerian migrant Labour to the Spanish Guinea; Elected Life Member, US National Scholas tic Fraternity of Beta Gama Sigma, 1974; Hobbies: music, dancing, sports; Official Address: Central Bank ofNigeria, Tinubu Square, PMB 12194, Lagos State. Tele phone: 01-660100; Home: 35, Bourdillon Road, lkoyi, Lagos State Telephone: 01-682811.