OKONGWU, Dr. Sonny P. Chu

B.Sc (Hons), Ph.D, economist, born September 23, 1934, Enugu, Anambra State; married, has four sons; Education: St Michael's School, Aba, 1941-46, Government College, Umuahia, 1947-51, Dennis Memorial Grammar School, Onitsha, 1951, Boston University, Massachusetts, USA, 1961, Harvard University, USA, 1965, Netherlands Economics Institute, Rotterdam; Broadcasting Officer, defunct Nigerian Broadcasting Service; sub-editor, Daily Times of Nigeria: features editor, West African Pilot, and editor, Nigerian Teacher; Teacher, Lagos City College; Public Relations Officer, Mobil Oil Nigeria Limited; Research Assistant, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System, Washington DC, USA, 1961; Lecturer, Economic Development Institute, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, 1965; Staff member,. Centre for Development Planning, Projections and Policies, UN Secretariat, New York, USA, 1965-70; associate Professor of Economics, State University of New York, USA, 1970-72; Chief Planning Officer, defunct East Central State Agricultural Development Corporation, 1972-73; Controller of Planning and Permanent Secretary, defunct East-Central State Ministry of Economic Development and Reconstruction, 1973-75; former Chairman, Committee for Reconstruction, Institute of Management and Technology,…