IKIDDEH, Prof. Ime Samuel(Late)

BA., MA, Ph.D., university teacher, literary critic; b: April II, I938;ht: Nsit Ibom; Iga: Nsit Ibom; so: Akwa Ibom; m: Umo; nc: four; ed: Etinan Institute, Etinan 1949-54; Government Technical Training College, Uyo, 1955-53; University of Ghana, Legon, 1959-63; University of Leeds, England, 1963-64. cr: Trainee Assistant Registrar, West African Examination Council, Yaba. 1963; Lecturer, University of Ghana. Legon, 1966-70; Lecturer. University of Ife, Ile-Ife 1970-75; Senior Lecturer, University of Calabar, 1976-82; Reader/aprof. University of Calabar 1982-84; pror. of English, University of Cross River State, (now University of Uyo) Akwa Ibom State, since 1984; elected first presd: Association of African Literary Critics, Lubumbashi, Zaire, 1975, national v-presd. Academic Staff Union of Universities, 1980-83; Resident Electoral Commissioner, National Electoral Commission, Calabar, Cross River State, 1987; Resident Electoral Commissioner, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, 1987-89; mm: Governing Board, National Commission for Nomadic Education, 1990-94; Resident Electoral Commissioner, Damaturu, Yobe State, 1992-93; Association of Nigeria Authors, Literary Society of Nigeria, Modern Languages Association of…