Breaking News:Captain Elechi Amadi dies at 82

 Captain Elechi Amadi dies at 82.
Captain Elechi Amadi was born on  May 12, 1934
Later was enrolled  into Government College, Umuahia 1948 - 1952
and moved to Survey School, Oyo 1953 - 1954
University College, Ibadan 1955 - 1959
Institution of training and organisation development, University of Pittsburg and Brookings Institution 1977
Qualification:
i. B.Sc. (London) Maths, Physics
ii. Land Survey Certificate
Experience:  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.
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
Military Service:
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.
As a Federal Infantry Soldier during the Nigerian Civil War
As a Captain in the Nigerian Army
Books Published:
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)
Books Published About Me:
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.
Awards: 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
Membership of Associations:
Chairman, Association of Nigerian Authors (Rivers State Branch)
Hobbies: Billiards, writing and literary activities, piano playing.
Marital Status: Married with Children
The departed patriot, no doubt, had a remarkable life and he will surely be remembered for serving humanity with literature and his interventions.

May his soul find eternal rest in the Lord."