Otonti Amadi Nduka

Otonti Amadi Nduka (born 9 May 1926) is a Nigerian educationalist and Ikwerre ethnic nationality spokesman.[1] He is married to Pamela Nduka and together they have five children. Otonti and his wife are still currently residing in Nigeria. They celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary in 2018.[2]

Nduka is a retired professor and Dean of Education at the University of Port Harcourt, and a Fellow and Vice President of Nigerian Academy of Education. He also is considered a Chief by people in his village, as was evident at his 80th birthday celebrations with the many people gathering to celebrate the event and honour his work. A few days before his 80th birthday was the release of another of his books, The Roots of African Underdevelopment, the launch being held at the University of Port Harcourt.

Bibliography
  • Western Education and Nigerian Cultural Background (1964), Ibadan: Oxford University Press. OCLC 176485
  • Philosophy of Education – A Missing Link in the Academic Training of Nigerian Teachers in Yoloye, E. A., and Nwosu, S. N. (eds), Foundations of African Education, Volume 1 (1975), Accra Western Council of the Association for Teacher Education in Africa Originally Published in Proceedings of the Conference on High Level Teacher Training (1970), Lagos: Federal Ministry of Information
  • A Review of Educational Developments in Federal Republic of Nigeria in 1975 in Oyediran, O. (ed.): Survey of Nigerian Affairs 1975, Ibadan: Oxford University Press
  • Educational Development in Port Harcourt: Retrospect and Prospects, in Ogionwo, W. (ed.), The City of Port Harcourt: Symposium on Its Growth and Development (1979), Ibadan: Heinemann
  • With Iheoma, O.A. (eds) New Perspectives in Moral Education, (1983) Evans Brothers (Nig) Ltd. ISBN 978-167-227-7
  • Studies in Ikwerre History and Culture (1993), Ibadan: Kraft Books. ISBN 978-2081-30-2
  • The Roots of African Underdevelopment (2006), Ibadan: Spectrum Books.

References
  1. Ohia, Uche (7 July 2008). "Between Truth and Justice – The Dilemma of the Rivers State TRC (Part 2)". Nigerian Muse. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
  2. "Diamond Wedding Anniversary of Prof. Emeritus and Mrs Otonti Nduka". NAEDUC. 13 March 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2022.


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