- Government College, Umuahia 1948 - 1952
- Survey School, Oyo 1953 - 1954
- University College, Ibadan 1955 - 1959
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Institution of training and organisation development, University of Pittsburg and Brookings Institution 1977
- B.Sc. (London) Maths, Physics
- Land Survey Certificate
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Former
East Regional Government of Nigeria.
Land Surveyor (1959 - 1960) - Physics/Maths
teacher in several schools
(1960-1963) - Asa Grammar School
Principal (1967 - 1968)
- Rivers State Government
Permanent Secretary (1973 - 1983)- Responsibilities included the following:
Construction of several standard secondary schools including Isaka, Emohua, Eneka, Isiokpo, etc.
Being sworn in as Commissioner for Education (Rivers State) by Governor Anthony Ukpo in 1987 - Responsibilities included the following:
- Commissioner
for Education (1987 - 1988)
- Achievements
included the following:
- Set up pension schemes for University of Science and technology, College of Education and College of Arts and Science.
- Set up Bori Polytechnic
- Organised and supervised the first Junior WAEC in the state. It was fully computerized.
- Achievements
included the following:
- Commissioner
for Lands and Housing (1989 - 1990)
- Achievements included the following:
- Built the Marine Base Housing Estate.
- Set in progress the construction of the Aggrey Road Waterfront Housing Estate.
- Achievements included the following:
- Rivers State College of Education
Writer-in-Residence and Lecturer- Other
Positions held included:
- Dean of Arts
- H.O.D. Literature
- Director of General Studies
- Other
Positions held included:
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Peace Time
Nigerian Military School, Zaria (1963 - 1966)
- Civil War
- Served with the 3rd marine Commandoes under Col. Benjamin Adekunle and later Col. Olusegun Obasanjo as:
- Officer in 14th Brigade under Col. Innih in the Etche front.
- Commandant, Port Harcourt Airport.
- Military Administrative Secretary for Port Harcourt and the liberated environs.
- Retired in the Rank of CAPTAIN.
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As a Federal Infantry Soldier during the Nigerian Civil War |
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As a Captain in the Nigerian Army |
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The Concubine (novel) London: Heinemann (1966)
Used as WAEC Exam Text for 30 years -
The Great Ponds (novel) London: Heinemann (1969)
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The Slave (novel) London: Heinemann (1977)
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Estrangement (novel) London: Heinemann (1987)
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Isiburu (play) London: Heinemann (1973)
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Sunset in Biafra (war diary) London: Heinemann (1973)
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Peppersoup (play) Onibonoje: Ibadan (1977)
Junior WAEC Text -
The Road to Ibadan (play) Onibonoje: Ibadan (1977)
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Dancer of Johannesburg (play) Onibonoje: Ibadan (1977)
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Ethics in Nigerian Culture (philosophy) London: Heinemann (1982)
A University Text Book -
The Woman of Calabar (play) Gitelle Press, Port Harcourt (2002)
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Speaking and Singing (Essays and Poems) University of Port Harcourt Press (2003)
- Elechi Amadi: The Man and his Work
Prof. Ebele Eko(Essays and Poems) Pub. Kraft Books Ltd. - P.O. Box 2963, Yaba, Lagos.
- Elechi Amadi
at 55
Ed. Prof. Ebele Eko and Prof. W. Feuser Heinemann Educational Books - 1, Ighodaro Road, P.M.B 5205, Ibadan, Nigeria.
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Rivers State Silver Jubilee Merit Award (1992)
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Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) in Education, honoris causa awarded by Rivers State University of Science and Technology (2003)
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Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Education (2003)
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Member of the Order off the Federal Republic (MFR) - 2003
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