John Moyibi AMODA,

Political scientist

BA, MA, Ph.D, political scientist, born July 15, 1941, Warri, Bendel State; married Morounmubo Coker 1987, one son, two daughters; Education: Government College, Ughelli, 1954-59, Government College, Ibadan, 1960-61, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA, 1962-65, University of California, Berkeley, USA, 1965-69; assistant Professor of Political Science, St Mery's Col lege, Moraga, California, 1969-70; assistant Professor. Black Studies Department, San Francisco State College, San Francisco, Cali fornia, 1969-70; Associate Professor, Rutgers University, Newark, USA, 1970-71; Associate Professor, Department of Black Studies, City College, New York, USA, 1972 and Professor, Department of Black Studies, City College, 1977-80. 1982-83; Visiting Professor, Depart ment of Political Science, University of Lagos, 1980-82; appointed Professor of Political Science, University of Lagos, since 1982; Head, Department of Political Science, University of Lagos, 1985-88; part-time Lec turer, National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, near Jos, since 1982; Executive Secretary, Nigerian-American Com mittee for Rapid Technological Development in Nigeria, 1979-83; member, Organising Com mittee for All-Nigerian…