Adoga Onah Explained

Adoga Onah
Birth Date:January 20, 1940
Nationality:Nigerian
Birth Place:Okpoma, Cross River State, Nigeria
Death Place:Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria
Party:People's Democratic Party
Alma Mater:St Peter's College, Oxford
Occupation:Diplomat
Spouse:Justina Onah

Adoga Augustine Onah (born 20 January 1940) was a former Nigerian Ambassador whose diplomatic postings included Sweden, the Philippines, and the United States.[1] [2] [3]

Education and personal life

Born in Okpoma, Cross River State, Nigeria, Onah studied Politics and International Relations on scholarship at St Peter's College, Oxford before embarking on his diplomatic career. He served at postings in Asia, Europe, Africa, and North America.[1] [4]

He is the father of twin filmmakers Anthony Onah and Julius Onah, Roselynn Onah, Josephine Onah and Enya-Erine Onah. Enya-Erine is mother to his granddaughters, Lela-Biohu, Sorcha and Ixora.

Career

Onah served as Nigerian ambassador to Equatorial Guinea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.[5] [6] [7]

In 1993, Onah began a five-year posting to the United States, where he represented Nigeria during the Clinton Administration.[8] [9] [10] [11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: St. Peters College, University of Oxford - Notable Alumni – Politics and Diplomacy. 2016-06-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20160424150314/http://www.spc.ox.ac.uk/alumni-friends/notable-alumni/politics-and-diplomacy. 2016-04-24. dead.
  2. Web site: Diplomatic List, Fall 1997.
  3. News: SOUR GRAPES' IN NIGERIA?. The Washington Post. Onah. Adoga. 6 July 1995.
  4. Web site: University of Illinois at Chicago Library . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151229192029/http://dosfan.lib.uic.edu/ERC/travel/dip_list/9402/s3.html . 2015-12-29 .
  5. Web site: Reception by Nigerian ambassador. 2016-03-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20160805115347/http://www.kcna.us/1999/06/05/news-02/. 2016-08-05. dead.
  6. Web site: Nigerian Embassy Equatorial Guinea, Chronicle of Ambassadors. 2016-03-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20160310085756/http://nigeriaembassyeg.org/. 2016-03-10. dead.
  7. Book: Group, Taylor & Francis. The Europa World Year: Kazakhstan - Zimbabwe. 29 July 2004. Taylor & Francis. 9781857432558. Google Books.
  8. News: Embassy Row. https://web.archive.org/web/20160911025345/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-58392825.html. dead. 11 September 2016. The Washington Times. Morrison. James. 25 September 1997.
  9. Web site: UPenn Africana Studies . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100710052024/http://www.africa.upenn.edu/Country_Specific/Nigeria_emb.html . 2010-07-10 .
  10. Web site: Institute for Public Relations . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110310123208/http://www.instituteforpr.org/wp-content/uploads/15CaseStudies.pdf . 2011-03-10 .
  11. Web site: U.S. State Department Diplomatic List – Winter 1998 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160308023304/http://1997-2001.state.gov/www/about_state/contacts/diplist/1998/98winter_2.html . 2016-03-08 .

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