National Political Science
Association (MNPSA) - 1985
Profile
Etim Okon Frank is an articulate scholar of Political
Science and Public Administration who has added
value to several institutions till he joined University of Uyo
in 2008.
His ardent personality has made him a choice candidate for several
responsibilities within and outside the University some of which
includes Acting-Director Clement Isong Centre for Development Studies,
Member, Akwa Ibom Advisory Committee(AIPAC) Niger Delta Dialogue,
External Examiner, Department of Public Administration, University of
Calabar etc.
He is a member of some high profile professional bodies like Nigerian
Institute of Personnel Management, Chartered Institute of Public
Diplomacy and Management etc.
His passion for Political and Administrative theories has given birth
to several researches published as books, monographs, journal
articles, book chapters and conference papers. Majority are open
access on this virtual space of his.
He is married and blessed with a beautiful family.
Ph.D
Public Administration,
University of Calabar
Dissertation: Serviced Delivery in the Nigerian University System: A Study of Selected Universities
2005
MSc.
Public Administration,
University of Uyo
Thesis: National Development Plans in Nigeria, Problems and Prospects
1998
BSc.
Political Science,
University of Jos, Jos
Thesis: Dependency and Nigeria’s Foreign Policy 1970-1983
1984
PGD
Sustainable Development,
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
2011
Professional Affiliations
Dr. Etim Frank holds membership in several professional bodies in Nigeria. Some of which includes:
Nigerian Institute of Personnel
Management (ACIPM) - 1991
Associate Member Nigerian Institute
of Management(ACIPM) - 1992
Fellow - Institute of Corporate
Administration of Nigeria (FCIA) - 2008
Fellow - Chartered Institute of
Public Diplomacy and Management (FCIPDM) - 2021
Associate member -
International-Society for Development and Sustainability
(AISDS) Japan - 2021
Experience
Work Experience before present Appointment
Dr. Frank has worked meritoriously for some institutions within and outside the University where he has held Administrative positions.
Lecturer
University of Uyo
Department of Political Science and Public
Administration,
Faculty of Social Science
Lecturer
Benson Idahosa University
Benin-City
Registrar/Secretary to Council
Akwa Ibom State College of Arts and
Science
Work Experience In The University
Acting-Director
Clement Isong Centre for Development
Studies
University of Uyo
Member
Examination Malpractices Committee-
Faculty of Social Sciences
Member
Departmental Postgraduate Board
Committee
Examination Officer
Postgraduate Diploma (Public
Administration and International Relations
Faculty of Social Sciences Representative
In Faculty of Law and later Engineering
Member
University Senate
Member/Secretary
Departmental Curriculum/Programme Review
Committee
Staff Adviser
National Association of Diploma Students
Coordinator
Postgraduate Seminar Series
Committee/ Community Service Outside The University
University of Uyo
Member Governing Council
Federal Polytechnic, Ukana, Essien Udim
Appointed by the Federal Government of Nigeria
Member of the Governing Board
Youth Alive Foundation –(NGO)
Member of the Governing Board
Women United for Economic
Empowerment-(NGO)
External Examiner
Department of Public Administration,
University of Calabar
Department of Public Administration,
University of Calabar
Member
Akwa Ibom Advisory Committee -(AIPAC)
Niger Delta Dialogue
National /State /Community Services Outside The University
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
(i) The first Akwa Ibom State University, Faculty of
Social and Management Science International Conference
on: The States in the Continent: Development
Bottlenecks in the 21st century in 2021, February
2021.
(ii) Leadership in Organizations-the Challenges of
Accelerated Development in Extractive Economy- 52nd
AGM/Conference of Nigerian Institution of Surveyors 8-12
May, 2017.
(iii) Amplifying Campaigns Against Corruption and
Demanding Accountability by Local Communities-Frederick
Ebert Foundation –DAARTY Hotel, Uyo, April 9, 2017
(iv) 2016 International Women’s Day, Forum on ‘Pledge
for Parity’: Support Women in Agriculture, March 8,
2016, Orchid Hotel Asaba, Delta State.
Joe Fine Consultant
Facilitate trainings of Trade
Unions/PENGASAN & NUPENG facilitates training for
the consultant.
No 1 Akin Ogunmade Close off Lanre Awotukun Str., Gbagada II
Ventry Consultants
Facilitated the training of Management
trainees – Dangote Refinery Lekki Lagos.
14b Akintola Ajeigbe Street, Lekki Phase I, Lagos, Nigeria,
Technical Reports
Lead Consultant –PIND foundation.
A State-led Framework for Planning and Development in the Niger Delta. ‘NDDF Uyo, 2017’ Nov. 14-15, 2017
Connected Clement Isong Centre to the European Union Election Observation Mission (EU-EOM) the Centre was appointed as Election Observer in the South-South States.
Researches Undertaken With Dates
(i)Survey Report of 30 Schools (10) Local Government
Areas on the Consistent Poor Performance of Students in
WASSCE/NECO in AkwaIbom State: Situational Analysis
(2015) for Enterprises for Development International ≠40
OladipoBateye Street Ikeja Lagos (Team Lead). (ii)2015
Election Monitoring with European Union-Election
Observer Mission (EU-EOM). Clement Isong Centre for
Development Studies.
(iii)Survey of Citizens’ Participation in the 2015
General Elections in partnership with Action Aid
International Nigeria-Abuja (2016).
(iv)Baseline Study on Immunization Coverage in Akwa Ibom
State (2017), client: WISA-NGO.
(v)Strengthening Citizens Engagement in the Electoral
Process (SCEEP) Baseline Survey on elected Government
officers and Public Service Delivery in conjunction with
Action Aid/BBC Media Action (2017).
(vi)Baseline Survey of Niger Delta Skills Development
Program for Participation in the Oil and Gas Industry
(2017) for Enterprises for Development International ≠40
OladipoBateye Street Ikeja Lagos (Team Lead).
(vii)The Analysis of Community Development Charter in
SCEEP Communities in holding elected officers
Accountable in Akwa Ibom State (2018).
(viii)Survey Report of Insecurity along Oron-Calabar
Waterways (Oron-Ibaka)(2020) Client: EU/NDD/AIPAC
(ix)Citizens Civic Education Training Modules Handbook
on: Strengthening Good Governance and Democratic
Processes in Nigeria. Client- United Nations Democratic
Fund (UNDEF) and Women United for Economic Empowerment
(WUEE) 2021.
(x)The Roles and Responsibilities of Elected Leaders and
Democratic Accountability beyond Elections 2021. Client
UNDEF/WUEE
(xi)Development of a Training Manual on Ending Violence
Against Women and Girls 2022. Client-UNDEF/WUEE.
(xii)Social Audit Research on Basic Education in three
(3) Local Governments Areas of Akwa Ibom State through
SUBEB, 2022 (On-going).
Martin Luther King Jr.
“There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but he must take it because conscience tells him it is right.”
Publications
Dr. Frank has done indepth research in Political and Administrative theories. Several have been published as books, monographs, journal articles, book chapters and conference papers etc. Below are a few of them. Click here for a complete list..
Text
Public Administration: Theories and Practices in Nigeria - A Text forAfrican Universities (Revised and Enlarged - Second Edition)
Publisher
Uyo: Robert-Minder Inter. Publishers 216 p.
Year
2015
Text
Political Theory-Foundation of Social Organizations and Government
Publishers
Uyo: Robert minders International Ltd. 275p
Year
2015
