MPA, diplomat, retired army officer, born Ju ly 17, 1943, Langtang, Plateau State; married Evelyn Okon Edem 1972, one son, five daughters; Education: Sacred Heart School, Shendam, 1952-57, Nigerian Military School, Zaria, 1957-61, Mons Officers Cadet School, Aldershot, England, 1961-62, Staff College, Camberley, England, 1973, National Defence College, India, 1980, Harvard University, USA, 1982-83; commissioned Infantry Officer, Nigerian Army, 1962; Platoon Commander, 4th Battalion 1963; Company Commander, 1963-64; Mortar Platoon Commander, 1964; Second-in-Command, Federal Guards, 1964-65; General Staff Officer, Second Brigade, 1965; member, United Nations Military Observation Mission, India, Pakistan, 1965-66; Officer Commanding, Federal Guards, 1966-68; Com mander, Brigade of Guards, 1968-75; member Supreme Military Council and Federal Commis sioner for External Affairs, 1975-78; Comman dant, Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna, 1978-79;promoted Major General, 1979; retired from the Nigerian Army, 1980; appointed Am bassador and Nigerian Permanent Represen tative to the United Nations, since January 1984; Head, Nigerian Delegation to the Organisation of African Unity Summit Meeting, Mauritius, 1976; President, World Conference for Action Against Apatheid, Lagos, 1977; Chairman, United Nations Special Committee Against Apartheid, NewYork, USA, since 1984;fellow, Instistute of Politics (J.F. Kennedy School of Government) and Centre for International Af fairs, Harvard University, USA, 1980-81; Tradi tional Title: Dan Iya of Langtang; National Honour: awarded Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR), 1979; Foreign Honours: conferred with Grand Officer de L'Order Nationale Du Benin, August, 1979; Publications: Revolution in Nigeria "Another View" (London, Africa Books, 1981); Diploma tic Soldiering: Nigerian ForeignPolicy, 1975-79 (Ibadan, Spectrum Books, 1987); Hobbies: writing, reading, squash, basketball, photo graphy; Official Address: N igerian Permanent Mission to the United Nations, 733 - 3rd Avenue, New York, 10017, USA; Telephone: 212-953-9130; Home: 548, S. Broadway, Tarry Town, New York NY 10591; Telephone: (914) 631-5800.
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