Draft:Dr. Edet Akpan Udo

Edet A. Udo the author of "Who Are the Ibibio ?" was a Senior Lecturer at the University of Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria from 1976 to 1981.

He was previously Senior Research Fellow in the Institute of African Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria for 6 years.

Education
Udo had his primary education at the Methodist Mission School and his secondary edification at the Methodist Boys High School in Oron and at Uzuakoli Methodist College. He was trained as a teacher at the Methodist Teachers' College, Uzuakoli, where he received, first, the Grade 2 certificate and, later, the Grade 1 certificate.

In 1961, Udo obtained an Honors degree in History from Lincoln University, Pennsylvania. He received his MA Degree from Syracuse University in New York and his [https://www.bu.edu/grad/why-bu/phd-education/ Ph. D. from Boston University. Massachusetts].

Career
Subsequently, he taught African History in the United States for two years and at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda, for another four years.

On his return to Nigeria, Udo was appointed Senior Research Fellow in the Institute of African Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, where he initiated the research project "The Ibibio Before 1900."

Udo has been co-editor of Ikenga, The Journal of African Studies (Institute of African Studies. University of Nigeria, Nsukka) and Review Editor of The Calabar Historical Journal.

He has also published many articles in various Journals, including "The Missionary Scramble for Spheres of Influence in Eastern Nigeria 1900-1952 ", "The Divided Eastern Nigeria: The Case of Minorities and Minority Chiefs in Politics ", "The Ibibio System of Land Tenure ", "The Ibibio Social, Political and Judicial Systems in Pre-colonial Times" and "Efik Origin and Migrations Reconsidered: A Review ".