Born
Dr
ASIKA,
Anthony
Ukpabi
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 and Cameroon for Negotiations on the Re-opening of Nigerian Borders, 1985; Director, Chessbrough ProductsIndus try Limited, since 1986; President, African Students' Association, Southern California, USA, 1963-67; Traditional Titles: Ajie Onitsha, since 1985, including 31 others from various communities in Nigeria; .Awards: Recipient: Prizeman in Economics, Univer sity College, Ibadan, 1960; Canada Council Non- Resident Fellowship in Economics, 1961; RockefellerFoundation Scholar, USA, 1961-65; USNational Honours Fraternity in Social Sciences, 1963; Foreign Honours: Ordre Nationale, Republic of Senegal; Or der ofthe Two Niles, First Class, Sudan, Oth ers from Mauritania and Togo; Honorary Degrees: Awarded Doctor of Law, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, December 1970; Doctor of Letters, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, December 1971; Hobbies: tennis, word games, music, literature; Official Ad dress: Bladi Propertyand Investments Com pany Limited, c/o Sigma House, 12, Ribadu Road, South WestIkoyi,LagosState.Home: Iba Ajie, 17, Tasia Road, Onitsha, Anambra State.
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