Osita Ogbu

Osita M. Ogbu , OON is a professor of Economics at the University of Nigeria.[1] He was the Minister of National Planning from 2005 to 2006,[2][3] and former Chief Economic Advisor to the President of Nigeria.[4]

He is a former visiting fellow of the Brookings Institution's Africa Growth Initiative.[5]

Early life and education

Osita Ogbu is from Ovoko, in Igbo-Eze South LGA of Enugu State in Nigeria. Ogbu was born on September 29, 1957 at Onitsha. He had his early education at the Holy Trinity Primary School, Onitsha and St. Teresa's College, Nsukka. He was educated at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka where he graduated in 1979 with a B.Sc. in Economics and at Howard University in Washington D.C., USA where he obtained an M.A. in Economics in 1984 and a Ph.D. in Economics in 1988. He also has a certificate in Corporate Governance from Harvard University(July, 2009).

Career

Post-UNN

Osita Ogbu was a Sales Manager with the Lever Brothers (Nig.) Ltd from 1980-1983, managing, at different times, the Delta District and Industrial Sales in Lagos. He was a Consultant Research Economist in the Africa Region of the World Bank in Washington D.C between 1987 and 1991. He worked for the International Development Research Centre of Canada in Ottawa and at the regional office in Nairobi as a Senior Program Specialist from 1991 to 2001.

ATPS

Osita Ogbu set up the African Technology Policy Studies Network (ATPS) as international organization in Nairobi and was the Executive Director/CEO of the institution from 2001 to 2005. ATPS is an international policy research institution devoted to the promotion and application of science and technology for Africa's development. [6]

Government

Osita Ogbu was the Chief Economic Adviser to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Cabinet Minister responsible for National Planning Commission from 2005 to 2006.[7] As the Chief Economic Adviser, Osita Ogbu was the Deputy Leader of the National Economic Team. He was a former Chairman of the Governing Council of the Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research, Ibadan.

Current

He is currently a Professor of Economics and Director of the Institute for Development Studies at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He is also the MD/CEO of the African Development Solutions International Ltd. [ADSI], a knowledge-based consulting firm, in Abuja, Nigeria.[8]

He is a current Trustee of The Clement Isong Foundation and a Director of the AfriHeritage Institution, Enugu. He serves on the Economic Advisory Committee and the Privatization Council of Enugu State.

Books

Creative Writing

Novel: The Moon Also Sets [published by the East African Educational Publishers, Kenya Ltd, Nairobi (2002) and Heinemann Nigeria Ltd, Ibadan (2003)].[9]

Edited

1. Eboh, E. & Ogbu, O. (2010). The Global Economic Crisis and Nigeria: Taking the Right Lessons, Avoiding the Wrong Lessons, (African Institute for Applied Economics, Enugu, Nigeria: 2010).

2.Charles Soludo, Osita Ogbu, and Ha-Joon Chang (2004).The Politics of Trade and Industrial Policy in Africa (Africa World Press Inc., New Jersey, USA: 2004).[10]

3. Ogbu, O., Oyeyinka, B. and Mlawa, H. (1995).Technology Policy and Practice in Africa, (IDRC Books, Canada: 1995).[11]

4. Uramah, C.K; Ogbu, Osita; Bijker, W; Alfonso, A.; Gomez, N.; Ozor, N.(2009). The African Manifesto for Science, Technology and Innovation.( African Technology Policy Studies Network, Kenya, Nairobi: 2009).[12]

Bibliography

Academic Papers
  • Ogbu, Osita M. (1990). "Agricultural Supply Response in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Critical Review of the Literature". African Development Review. 2 (2): 83–99. doi:10.1111/j.1467-8268.1990.tb00025.x. ISSN 1017-6772.
  • Ogbu, Osita; Gallagher, Mark (1992). "Public expenditures and health care in Africa". Social Science & Medicine. 34 (6): 615–624. doi:10.1016/0277-9536(92)90189-W. ISSN 0277-9536.
  • Ogbu, Osita; Gallagher, Mark (1991). "On Public Expenditures and Delivery of Education inSub-Saharan Africa". Comparative Education Review. 35 (2): 295–318. doi:10.1086/447019. ISSN 0010-4086.
  • Ogbu, Osita (1994). "Estimating import demand for Nigeria : is adaptive expectation methodology relevant?". Eastern Africa Economic Review. 10 (1): 1–10. ISSN 1011-4750. OCLC 769914372.<

Novels

References
  1. "Staff Profile". University of Nigeria. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  2. "Cabinet Ministers". Federal Ministry of Budget and National Planning. Archived from the original on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  3. Ayansina, Caleb (September 21, 2012). "Fed Character killing economy - Ex-minister". Vanguard News. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  4. "Soludo: We Want a Nigeria Where It Doesn't Matter Where the President Comes From". Thisday. March 3, 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  5. "Africa's Odious Debts: How Foreign Loans and Capital Flight Bled a Continent". Brookings Institution. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  6. https://atpsnet.org/
  7. http://www.nationalplanning.gov.ng/2017/index.php/about-us/cabinet-ministers
  8. http://www.unn.edu.ng/internals/staff/viewProfile/MjM1NA--
  9. http://www.africanbookscollective.com/books/the-moon-also-sets
  10. https://www.idrc.ca/en/book/politics-trade-and-industrial-policy-africa-forced-consensus
  11. https://www.idrc.ca/en/book/technology-policy-and-practice-africa
  12. https://atpsnet.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/the_african_manifesto_for_sti.pdf
  13. "Nigeria: An Uninspiring Afterglow". AllAfrica.com. allAfrica. 7 February 2005. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  14. "Nigeria: A Clear, Lucid Glow". AllAfrica.com. May 9, 2005. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
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