• Government College, Umuahia           1948 - 1952
• Survey School, Oyo                             1953 - 1954
• University College, Ibadan                 1955 - 1959

• Institution of training and organisation development, University of Pittsburg and Brookings Institution                                                                            1977

1. B.Sc. (London) Maths, Physics
2. Land Survey Certificate

>>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.

 >>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.

Being sworn in as Commissioner for Education by Governor Anthony Ukpo in 1987

> Set up Bori Polytechnic.

> Organised and supervised the first Junior WAEC in the state.  It  was fully computerized.

 >>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.

>>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

>>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.

1. The Concubine (novel) London: Heinemann (1966)
   Used as WAEC Exam Text for 30 years

2. The Great Ponds (novel) London: Heinemann (1969)

3. The Slave (novel) London: Heinemann (1977)

4. Estrangement (novel) London: Heinemann (1987)

5. Isiburu (play) London: Heinemann (1973)

6. Sunset in Biafra (war diary) London: Heinemann (1973)

7. Peppersoup (play) Onibonoje: Ibadan (1977)
   Junior WAEC Text

8. The Road to Ibadan (play) Onibonoje: Ibadan (1977)

9. Dancer of Johannesburg (play) Onibonoje: Ibadan (1977)

10. Ethics in Nigerian Culture (philosophy) London: Heinemann (1982)
    A University Text Book

11. The Woman of Calabar (play) Gitelle Press, Port Harcourt (2002)

12. Speaking and Singing (Essays and Poems) University of Port Harcourt Press (2003)

>>Elechi Amadi at 55

Ed. Prof. Ebele Eko and Prof. W. Feuser 

Heinemann Educational Books - 1, Ighodaro Road, P.M.B 5205, Ibadan, Nigeria.

• Rivers State Silver Jubilee Merit Award (1992)
  
  

• Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) in Education, honoris causa awarded by Rivers State University of Science and Technology (2003)
  

• Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Education (2003)

• Member of the Order off the Federal Republic (MFR) - 2003

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