IMMEDIATE past Director-General (DG) of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), Prof. Osita Chukwuemeka Eze, is dead.
Born on April 10, 1940, Eze passed on during a brief illness on April 16, at the age of 71.
According to a statement issued by his brother, Austin Eze, a retired director, Sub-Treasury, the former NIIA chief retired in January this year after completing his five-year tenure.
The late Eze contributed to the development of human rights, international law and foreign policies in Nigeria, Africa and globally. He held several national and international appointments where he served the country meritoriously at various times before his appointment as DG of the NIIA.
A professor of Law, Eze served on different occasions as a member of the Governing Council of the Enugu State University; Imo State University; Abia State University; University of Science and Technology, Port Harcourt, River State; Council of Legal Studies, Nigerian Law School and the University of Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania.
Eze consulted for several international development organisations among which are: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the United Nation Commission on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the World Bank, the then Organisation of African Unity (OAU) and the Common Wealth Secretariat.
Until his death, he was the chair of the International Association of Criminal Justice Practitioners.
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NIIA ex-DG, Eze, passes on at 71