Autor: Austin Uganwa

Austin Nnamdi Uganwa holds a Doctorate Degree in Media Arts obtained in 2007 from the University of Abuja. His area of specialization is development communication. He obtained his Masters Degree from the University of Ibadan and First Degree from the Enugu State University of Science and Technology. He has had a long stint in the Fourth Republic National Assembly, occupying strategic positions. At inception in 1999, he covered National Assembly for Comet Newspaper and was elected by his professional colleagues as Chairman of the influential House of Representatives Press Corps. He was in 2003 appointed Special Adviser, Media Relations by Rt Hon. Austin Opara, Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives (2003-2007). He later became consultant to some principal officers of the National Assembly and was re-appointed Special Assistant, Media and Public Affairs in 2011 by Rt. Hon Emeka Ihedioha, Deputy Speaker, House (2011-2015) Evidently, his lasting sojourn in National Assembly provided him a rare reservoir of knowledge to prolifically embark on this scholarly expedition. This is instructive of the stunning output which can only be achieved by a discernible insider like the author. He started his career on the Features Desk of The Guardian headed by Mrs. Harriet Lawrence who turned out to be his professional mentor. When The Guardian was shut down by Gen. Sani Abacha, he joined The News and Tempo Magazines where he was later arrested by the agents of Abacha’s dictatorial regime and was incarcerated for three months in Alagbon Police base in Lagos which constituted the maximum detention camp for those opposed to Abacha’s Military’s regime. Before his re-appointment in National Assembly, he was Coordinator of UNDP, CIDA, Federal Ministry of Environment and Henrich Boell’s funded National Climate Change Adaptation Strategy and Plan of Action Project. He hails from Umugakwo Eziama, Ngor Okpala Local Council, Imo state, South East Nigeria.