Date of Birth: Monday (Eke) 21" July, 1941 State of Origin: Abia Local Government Area: Umuahia North Village/ Town: Umuokchi/Ohuhu Contact Address: Dept of Political Science, University of Ibadan Contact Telephones: 234-8033306288, 234-8023188306 Email Address: fredozirif?/ yahoo.com Professor Fred Onyeoziri is an erudite scholar of repute, an accomplished academic, a prolific Writer, a media Consultant and Newspaper Columnist par excellence who for many years and consistently too had courageously used his prose writing prowess lo draw the attention of those at the helm ofaffairs in the country to the persistent sufferings and pains the common man is subjected lo in the midst of plenty as a result of bad leadership and self-serving governance. He is a man cut out for transparency and accountability in his private and public dealings and had persistently maintained that leadership is all about being a servant rather than a master, for God who installed them in authority wants it to be so. Fred Onycoziri's greater part of life had been devoted lo fighting for social justice in Nigeria, and for long he had done this with passion. Education • Ngwa High School, Aba, 1956-60 • Methodist College. Uzuakoli. 1961 62 • University of Ibadan. Ibadan. 1964 67 • University ofChicago, USA 1971 78 Academic Qualifications Obtained • West African School Certificate with Division One, I960 IIigher School Certificate, 1962 • B.Sc (Political Science) Second Class Upper Division. 1967 • M.A (Political Science). 1974 • Ph.D (Political Science), University ofChicago USA. 1980 Academic Awards and Distinctions • Faculty Prize, Faculty of the Social Sciences. University of Ibadan. 1965 • German Academic Exchange Scholarship. 1965 1967 • University of Ibadan. Post Graduate Scholarship 1970 71 • Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship. 1971 76 Work Experience and Employment History • Visiting Lecturer. University of Illinois at Chicago Circle Chicago. USA 1978 80 • Assistant Professor. Loyola University ofChicago USA Lecturer. Department of Political Science, University of Ibadan, 1981 88 • Co-ordinator of Under Graduate Programme, Department of Political Science. University of Ibadan 1983 87 • Newspaper Columnist on various national issues in the Guardian. Sentinel and Post Express Newspapers 1987 99 • Senior Lecturer, Department of Political Science, University of Ibadan 1989 to date • Co-ordinator , Post Graduate Programme, Department of Political Science. Universily of Ibadan, 1990 95 • Media Consultant, (Group Public AlTairs Division) Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) 1993 99 • Columnist and Consultant to the Editorial Board. Post Express Newspaper. Lagos. 1996 98 • Chairman, Editorial Board, Post Express Newspaper Lagos, 1999 2000 • Managing Director/Chief Executive, Post Express Newspaper, Lagos 1999 2000 • Visiting Scholar. National Universities Commission Abuja 2005 - 2006 Membership of Professional Associations • Member. Nigerian Political Science Association • Member. African Political Science Association • Member. Nisierian Union of Journalist Contributions to Public Affairs/Community Service • A prolific Writer, he has to his credit over 400 published Newspaper articles on various national issues in the Guardian. Sentinel and Posl Express Newspapers. • Ilas delivered over 15 public lecturers at various fora. The Community had benefited immensely from his acting as the "voice of the people" at all times. Publications An accomplishedAuthor of note, to his credit are 26 published works and books some of which arc: "TheCitizen and the State" Ibadan University- Press; "Federalism and State Capacity "Ibadan Journal ofthe Social Sciences 2005; "TheState in Political Analysis" Studies in Politics and Society; "Public-Private Partnership in Nigeria Development: The Political Imperatives", A Niser Publication, "Alternative Policy Options for Managing the National Question in Nigeria" 2002; "What caused the Nigerian Civil War: The Nigerian Civil War and its Aftermath "; The Nigerian Military and National Consciousness: Theory, Practice and Effects " 1990; "Individual Rights and the Limited ofPublic Authority " 1989; "Operationalizing Democratization: A multi-dimensional and configurative Approach " / 989. His hobbies include: Table Tennis and Avid interest in Public Affairs. A responsible husband and father. Dr. Fred Onyeoziri is happily married with children, he is indeed an Icon of hope
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