{"id":16252,"date":"2017-03-17T12:10:44","date_gmt":"2017-03-17T11:10:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/?post_type=biography&#038;p=16252"},"modified":"2017-11-07T15:49:11","modified_gmt":"2017-11-07T14:49:11","slug":"nwaefuna-prof-john-christopher-abusa","status":"publish","type":"biography","link":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/biography\/nwaefuna-prof-john-christopher-abusa\/","title":{"rendered":"NWAEFUNA, Prof. John Christopher Abusa"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Date of Birth: Sunday 7th April 1935 Contact Adress: 244 Tubman Boulevard, Opposite JFK Medical Centre Monrovia, Contact Telephone: 262225 Professor John Christopher Abusa Nwaefuna. B.Sc. MB, BS, DPM is a Nigerian born Psychiatrist. He was born in Kaduna Nigeria tn 935. Education \u2022 St Joseph&#8217;s Catholic School Kaduna 1949 \u2022 St John&#8217;s College Kaduna \u2022 University of St Andrews Scotland 1963 \u2022 University of Lagos \u2022 University of Edinburgh Scotland. Employment and job Experience \u2022 House Surgeon Lagos Island Maternity Hospital. September-December 1967 \u2022 General Hospital Lagos January June 1968 \u2022 House Physician. General Hospital Lagos. July- December 1968 \u2022 Registrar in Psychiatry Hcrdmanfat Hospital Haddington. Edinburgh 1969 1970 \u2022 Research Registrar in Psychiatry Drug Addiction, and Alcoholic Unit. Welsh National School of Medicine. Whitchurch Hospital. Cardiff. 1971 \u2022 Senior Registrar in Psychiatry, St Brenden&#8217;s Hospital Dublin 1972 1973 \u2022 Senior Registrar. Wesham Park Hospital . Kirkham Laiichashire. England March- December 1973 \u2022 Senior Registrar, in Psychiatry. Lagos University Teaching Hospital Surulere. Lagos 1974 1976 \u2022 Professor and Chairman Dept of Psychiatry College of Medicine, University of Liberia, Monrovia \u2022 Consultant Psychiatry J.F.K. Medical Centre. Monrovia 1978 Membership of Professional Associations \u2022 Fellow of Royal Society of Health UK. 1972 Fellow. West African College of Psychiatrists 1976 Fellow. Medical College of Psychiatrists Nigeria 1976 \u2022 Member. The International Society of Cosmetic Chemists 1964 \u2022 Member. Royal College of Psychiatrists 1969 Member, British Society for Psychiatrists Research 1972 \u2022 Member. Royal Society of Medicine UK. 1973 \u2022 Fellow. Association of Psychiatrists of Nigeria. 1974 \u2022 Member, Association of Psychiatrists in America 1975 \u2022 Member, Royal Society of Health Nigeria 1975 Further Appointments in Hospitals and Universities \u2022 Appointed Secretary. Faculty of Psychiatry. West African College of Physicians. 1978 1980 \u2022 Member Five-Man Court Examiners in Psychiatry . West African College of Physicians President Liberian Association of Catholic Doctors 1979 1981. Honours and Prizes Made a traditional Chief with the title Eze ka Eze Ibusainl978 Publication Students 1land-BOOk of Instructions in Psychiatry . University of Liberia. 1979 Professor Nwaefuna is married and they are blessed with children. e holds the following academic degrees, BL Inner Table London , London 1959 \u2022 LLB ( Hons ) LLM London ( 1961) \u2022 LLD London ( 1978)basedon histhreebooks- Constitutionalism, Presidentialism and Judicialism AppointmentsNational and International Member, Constitution Committee for Nigeria 1966 Member, Consultative Assembly Eastern Nigeria\/Biafra 1966 1970 Created and Installed Senior Advocate of Nigeria SAN in 1978 Member, United Nations Study Group on Constitutional Proposals for Namibia 1997 Member, International Labour Committee on Experts on the Application of Conventions Geneva 1987 2004 Constitutional Drafting Committee for Zambia 1973 Member, Organising Committee for the Sixth Law Conference held in Lagos in 1980 Constitutional Adviser Government of Ethiopia 1992 Member, Constitutional Drafting Committee for Nigeria &#038; Chairman Sub Committee on Fundamental Objectives and Directives, Principles of State Policy 1975 1976 Member, Constituent Assembly for Nigeria 1977 Resource Person, Task For on the Review of 1989 Constitution 1992 Chairman, Papers Committee for the 6,h Commonwealth Law Conference Member, Governing Council, Nigeria Institute of International Affairs 1984 1987 Member, Governing Council Institute of International Affairs Foundation 1986 date Member, Governing Council Nigeria Law School 1987 1992 Chairman, Study Group on Legal Aspects of Privatization and Commercialization 1991 Resource Person, International Seminar for Members-elect of the National Assembly 1992 Member Transitional Council, Federal Government of Nigeria Hon. Minister for Education and Youth Development 1992 &#8211; 1993 Academicand UniversityAppointments \u2022 Lecturer, Holborn College of Law, London 1961 62, \u2022 Senior Lecturer, University of Lagos, 1962 1965 \u2022 Senior Lecturer, University of Nigeria Nsukka 1965 1970 \u2022 Professor, University of Zambia 1970 1975 \u2022 Visiting Professor, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria 1974 \u2022 Professor, University of Nigeria 1975 1976 \u2022 Honorary Visiting Professor Anambra State University and Technology 1989 date \u2022 In Retrospect Ag Dean Faculty of Law University of Zambia 1971 1975 \u2022 Director, Law Practice Institute Zambia 1973 1975 \u2022 Member, Council of the University of Zambia 1972 1975 \u2022 Representing the Senate Member Senate of the University of Lagos 1978 1981 \u2022 Served as External Examiner to University of Dares-Salaam 1971 1974 \u2022 External Examiner to University of Nairobi 1972 1975, Haile Selassie University, Ethiopia 1974 \u2022 External Examiner, University of Lesotho, Botswana &#038; Swaziland 1974 1976 and University of Lagos. Extra-UniversityAppointments \u2022 Nigeria Institute of International Affairs 1977 \u2022 Company Secretary and Legal Adviser, United Bank for Africa Bank 1976 1980 \u2022 Executive Director, United Bank for Africa Ltd 1980 1986 \u2022 Chairman, Orient Bank 1986 &#8211; 1988 \u2022 Chairman, First Finance and Trust Company Ltd 1989 date \u2022 Director, S.C.O. A Nigeria Ltd. 1982 1996 \u2022 Director, International Investment Co. Ltd 1980 1999 \u2022 Trustee, The Van Leer Nigerian Education Trust 1987- date \u2022 Trustees and Member, Board of Management, Kenneth Onwuka Dike Centre \u2022 Member, Obafemi Awolowo Foundation 1992 date \u2022 Member, Tai Solari Asthma Foundation. Publications Prominent among his numerous publications include, \u2022 The Machinery of Justice in Nigeria. London 1963 \u2022 Constitutional Law of the Federal Republic of Nigeria London 1964 \u2022 Nigeria Land Law New York 1973 \u2022 Constitutionalism in the Emergent States. 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