Meet The New Minister For State Education, Prof. Anthony Anwuka

Professor Anthony Anwuka has been appointed by President Muhammadu
Buhari as the Minister for State Education.

Professor Anwuka was
born on 22nd April, 1951
in Egbuoma Town of
Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State. A seasoned Professor of
Education and an experienced Public Administrator, he was once the
Vice Chancellor of the Imo State University, Owerri for five years and
former SSG to Imo State Governor Rochas
Okorocha. His academic prowess had taken him outside Nigeria for
higher studies. He did his doctorate degree programme in General
Curriculum, System Analysis and Social Studies at the University of
Washington Seattle, USA in 1977. Prior to this, he did his Masters in
Educational Administration and
Planning at the University of Portland, Oregon USA in 1975. At Fourah
Bay, University of Serra Leone,(1974), he studied English Language and
Literature
and had Second Class
(Hons) degree, Upper
Division.

Professor Anwuka had in August 2001, participated at the Commonwealth
Vice-Chancellors Leadership Conference,
Dundee Scotland UK.Professor Anthony
has worked as a Teaching Assistant, University of Washington, Seattle
1976-1977, Curriculum
Resource Person/ Instructor, Specialist
Seattle Opportunities
Industrialization Centre
(SOIC) 1977- 1978; Senior Lecturer, University of Maiduguri,
1983-1985; Reader, University of Maiduguri, 1986 1998;Curriculum
Resource Person/ Consultant, Nigerian
National Teachers Institute, (NTI), Kaduna, 1983 -1986. He acquired
the prestigious rank of Professor of Education from former Imo State
University, now Abia State University Uturu, 1989-1993.He was one time
Dean, Faculty of Education, Imo State
University Owerri, 1993 –1994 and also the Vice
Chancellor of the University for 5-yrs
during ex-governor Achike Udenwa's regime.
Prof. Anthony Anwaku was the National President, Curriculum
Organization of Nigeria (1990-1994) and Member, Association for
Supervision and Curriculum Development
(ASDC) United States of America.

He was an Executive Member (Editor-in-Chief), Nigeria Association of
Education Administrators and
Planners, (1992-199.
Interestingly, Professor
Anwukah has overtime
extended his Professional service to the Governing
Council, Federal College of Education, Kano (1992 1994); Former Imo
State University, now Abia State University Governing Council, and
Council Representative in the University Secondary School, (1994-
1996); University Orator, Imo
State University, (1994-2000); Imo State University Governing Council,
(1999-2005); Former SSS to Gov. Rochas Okorocha(during
Okorocha's first tenure).

Professor Anwuka for the past twenty years has served as External
Examiner for undergraduates and post graduate programmes in the
Nigerian Universities
and Colleges of Education. He has also
served as External
Assessor for positions of Professor and Readership in both Nigeria and
foreign Universities. He is happily married to Hon.
Justice (Mrs.) C. U. Anwuka of Imo Judiciary Owerri and blessed with
three children.