Chief Dr Edet Amana (born December 11, 1938) is a

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Early life and education

Edet James Amana, Officer of Order of the Niger (OON) was born December 11, 1938, in Oyubia Oron,

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State was educated at Methodist College, Uzuakoli and

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. He attended

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(1961-6) where he attained a

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coming first overall in his graduating class. After which he began working for a British firm of consulting engineers. On his return to Nigeria he was employed as a service engineer for

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(1968–72).

Career

In 1972 he set up Amana Consulting Engineers. Over a 15-year period the firm was responsible for the design and implementation of projects valued at about $2bn. The engineering services division held services for AW Chesterton of

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, and

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(1982). In 1981 a joint venture was set up with Earth Technology Corporation of California for geotechnical and geophysical surveying and mapping. Another venture involving Israeli interests covered architectural planning. At its peak, the company employed 30 engineers, including 10 expatriates. From 1980, the group began to develop rubber farms and has recently established a rubber processing venture. The group is also involved in insurance brokerage and trading in supply for the

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. Investments have been made in banking, publishing and property. Edet Amana was a founding director of

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Nigeria and served on the board of that bank from 1985 to 2010. Today Edet Amana is the chairman of Amana Group of Companies and a past president of the Nigerian Academy of Engineering. He is also a fellow of the

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, a past president of the Association of Consulting Engineers Nigeria, fellow

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and fellow International Institute of Directors. He is also a member of the

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and the Association of African Development Experts.

Personal life

Edet Amana's first wife, Doris Edet Amana, with whom he shared six children, died on December 11, 2004. He shares two children with his second wife, Hilda Edet Amana.

Awards

Officer of the Order of the Niger An officer is a person who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization. The term derives from Old French ''oficier'' "officer, official" (early 14c., Modern French ''officier''), from Medieval Latin ''officiarius'' "an officer," fro ...

2005 *Knight of John Wesley awarded by

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2004 *Doctor of Science DSc (Honoris Causa) by

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2010

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Amana, Edet Oron people 1938 births Living people Alumni of Imperial College London King's College, Lagos alumni Nigerian engineers Officers of the Order of the Niger People from Akwa Ibom State