{"id":9663,"date":"2017-02-06T12:18:27","date_gmt":"2017-02-06T11:18:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/?post_type=biography&p=9663"},"modified":"2017-11-13T11:56:06","modified_gmt":"2017-11-13T10:56:06","slug":"ohiagu-prof-hon-clifford-odinkenmere-ezekwesiri-2","status":"publish","type":"biography","link":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/biography\/ohiagu-prof-hon-clifford-odinkenmere-ezekwesiri-2\/","title":{"rendered":"OHIAGU, Prof. (Hon) Clifford Odinkemere Ezekwesiri"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

B.Sc, M.Sc; academic, politician; b: October 31, 1942; p: Obegu-Aba;
\nht: Obegu;
\nIga: Ugwunagbo;
\nso: Abia;
\nm: Udy Matilda Afurunwa, 1970;
\nnc: one son, two daughters;
\nEDUCATION: St. Peters School, Obegu, Aba, 1949-54; Government Secondary School, Afikpo, 1955-60; Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, 1963-66; Kansas State University, Manhattan, USA, 1971-73; Imperial College University of London, 1976-77; en Science Master, Girls Secondary School, Ovom -Aba, 1962-63; Asst Manager, Eastern Nigerian Development Corporation, 1966-68; Technical Asst. to District Manager, Eastern Nigerian Development Corporation, 1969-70; snr. Agricultural Science Master, Boys’ High School, Ihie, 1970-71; Research f. I, Department of Crop Protection, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, 1973-74; “Counterpart*’ Entomologist ODA\/ IAR, Termite Research Project, Mokwa, 1974-75; snr. Research f. Ahmadu Bello University, Samaru, Zaria, 1977; Principal Research f. Zaria, 1979-84; Co-ordinator, Northern Zone Prevention of Post Harvest Food Losses Project on Food and Agriculture Organisation FAO\/FDPCS\/IAR Joint Project, 1982; Programme Uader, Cereals Research Programme\/Co-ordinator, Research Activities on Sorghum, Millet, Maize, Wheat, and Barley, 1984; Research prof. Department of Crop Protection, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, 1984; Visiting prof. School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology, Federal University of Technology, Minna, 1986; ch. Advisory Committee, West and Central African Sorghum Research Network, 1986-88; prof.\/ dir. Cereals Research Programme, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, 1984-88; Rector\/ce. Michael Okpara College of Agriculture, Owerri, 1988-94; proL\/Head, College of Agric and Vet-Medicine, Abia State University, 1995-98; currently, mem. Federal House of Representative and Subcommittee; cb. Agricultural Research and Training, since 1999; mm. Board of Governors, Anglican University, Awka, since 1993; mm: National Committee on “Man and Biosphere”, an Ecological Study of the Nigerian Savanna, 1979; National Treasurer, Entomological Society of Nigeria, 1980-Agricultural Society of Nigeria; Entomological Society of America; f. Royal Entomological Society of Undon; ah: Zoology prize winner, 1961; Chemistry Prize Winner, 1962; Higher School Certificate and Secondary School, Afikpo; publ: Over 50 Scientific Papers in National and International Journals; sc:cb. Ugwumasgbo Peoples Assembly; Oha-Ngwa Union; pp: Peoples Democratic Party; hob: lawn-tennis, singing; off: Federal House of Representative, Annex, RM 2130, 3 Arms Zone, Abuja; tel: 09- 5232507; res: Black B.34 Flat 4, Legislators Quarters Apo-Village, Abuja; tel: 09-2310336; pha: Uzo-Asa Crescent c\/o St. Peters School, Obegu; P.O. Box 185, Aba Ugwunagbo lga. Abia State<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","categories":[176,166],"writer":[],"class_list":["post-9663","biography","type-biography","status-publish","hentry","category-academia","category-politics"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography\/9663","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/biography"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography\/9663\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9663"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9663"},{"taxonomy":"writer","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/writer?post=9663"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}