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OKORAFOR,Dr Apia Ekpe

Born January 1, 1940 at Ihechiowa' Imo State; Education: Hope Waddell Training Institution, Calabar, 1952- 56; Methodist College, Uzuakoli, 1957-58; University of Ibadan, September 1962 to June, 1965; University of Chicago, U.S.A. September 1966 - August 1969; Qualifications: B.Sc. (Hons.) Economics, Ph.D. in Demography; Married with five children; Appointment held: Reader and Head, Department of Economic, University of Nigeria, Nsukka; Clubs and other Associations: Member, International Union for the Scientific Study of Population, member, Nigerian Economic Society, member, The Royal Economic Society, England; member, The Population Association of Nigeria. Career. Pivotal teacher, 1959 - August 1962; Re search Assistant, July 1965 to June 1966 at the University of Ibadan; Federal Government Statistician. July to August 1966; Research Fellow, October 1970 to December, 1972; University of Ghana, Lagos, Ghana, Lecturer, Grade -II, Lecturer, Grade I; Senior Lecturer, October 1976 to September, 1979 and Reader in Economics, October, 1979; Publications - Several publications * including A Comparative Analysis of the Demographic Characteristics…

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of Ghana and Uganda; Demographic Survey of the Eastern Region of Ghana, "Co-authors to several other publications including "Communication and Population Change in Africa," "The Population of Igboland," "Ownership and Control of Factors of Production in the Nigerian Economy," Hobbies: Lawn and table tennis; gardening.

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