UNN loses a lecturer from Department of Political Science

UNN loses a lecturer from Department of Political Science; Dr. Okoye Darlington Franklyn Nonso. Read Details below.

Yesterday 5th June 2020 was considered a black Friday for some students and staff of University of Nigeria, Nsukka’s as one of the most vibrant lecturer was lost; Dr. Okoye Darlington Franklyn Nonso.

According to reports, he died of heart failure.

Few days before his death, some good students took it upon them selves to call for fund raising. Below was their appeal:

Anunkanka mpi as he was virally called until his death was a vibrant lecturer who brought smiles to the faces of many students, many testimonies described him as a great man, a gallant fighter, mentor, helper, guardian and so on.

Anunkanka mpi reawakened the practice of Igbo culture and tradition in the prestigious University of Nigeria through the Ohaneze ndi Igbo students wing, regarded as the father of Ohaneze UNN, Anunkanka mpi crowned the Igwe Ohaneze 1 of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka in 2013.

Dr. Okoye will be missed by many including his family, friends, students, lecturers, the entire University community of Nsukka, the ministry of education and indeed the Federal Republic of Nigeria of which many have shared their condolence messages describing the vibrant lecturer as a good man who didn’t deserve to die

Before his death, he has contributed so much to the social, academic, psychological lives of many students, some of which are evident in his numerous publications which includes;

Books

• Okoye D.F.N and Obi U. (2005): Attah: The Dawn of a New Era in Akwa Ibom, GT Technologies, Uyo.

Book Chapters

• Okoye D.F.N (2009) “Peace Support Organizations in Nigeria” in Ikejiani Clark (ed) Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution in Nigeria, Spectrum Books, Ibadan.
• Okoye D.F.N (2010) “Peace keeping and Conflict Management in Africa-the role of Nigeria”, in Nnadozie O.U, Topical Issues in Social Sciences, Reks Books, Nsukka
• Okoye D.F.N (2010) “Ethics and Conflict in Nigeria”, in Nnadozie O.U, Issues in Peace and Conflict and other Social Sciences, Reks Books, Nsukka.
• Okoye, D.F.N (2011) “Federalism, The Press and National Integration in Africa”, in Nnadozie O.U, Social dynamics in Africa, Reks Books, Nsukka.

Journal Articles

• The Civil Society, Conflict Resolution and the National Question in Nigeria
• The Role of ICT in GSP and University Education
• The Role of Religion and Culture in a Renascent Nigeria
• The Impact of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) on Nigeria’s Development. 

Articles under review

• The Sociopolitical and Moral Application of the GSP Programme in Nigerian Universities- Focus on the University Of Nigeria, Nsukka.
• Power and Politics In Nri.
• Economic Dependency And Underdevelopment In Nigeria: (1999-2009)
• Niccolo Machiavelli’s The Prince… literal works on unconventional means of misgovernance.  
• New Media and Political Participation: A Study of the 2012 Gubernatorial Election in Ondo State.

Dr. Okoye Darlington Franklin Chinonso was a lecturer at the department of Political Science, Faculty of the Social sciences and was also handling a course in the school of general studies (GS) in the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), very popular and vibrant and had gained so much recognition both locally and internationally, he died at the young age of 39 leaving his wife and a daughter.

Rest in Peace Anunkanka mpi.

Credit: Enemoh Ikechukwu Chris.

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