SEN. STEPHEN ADI ODEY Ph.D AND HIS ACADEMIC EXPLOITS

NaijablaseTv ( Ettah Emmanuel O.)

Sen. Stephen Adi Odey hails from Uchu-Yache, Yala Local Government Area of 

Cross River State. He had his Primary Education at St. Christopher Primary School, 

Uchu Yache and Secondary Education at Yache Community Secondary School 

Alifokpa and St. Thomas’s College Ogoja.

He proceeded to the famous University of Calabar where he obtained the following 

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Industrial Sociology;

Masters of Science (M.Sc.) in Industrial Sociology;

B.L from the Nigerian Law School, Abuja, Nigeria;

Bachelor of Law (LL.B Hons.) Second Class Upper Division;

Sen. Odey has worked in different organisations including the Defunct Joint 

Maritime Labour Industrial Council as a Senior Maritime Labour Officer, the 

National Assembly where he served as the Personal Assistant (PA), and later 

Special Assistant (SA) to the former Governor of Cross River State, Senator 

Professor Ben Ayade who was then Senator representing Cross River North 

th Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, where he 

served meritoriously from 2011 to 2015. He has been an academic Facilitator with 

the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) since 2005 and also a Senior 

Lecturer at the Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of 

Calabar. Sen. Odey is also a legal practitioner and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of 

Nigeria. He is the Principal Partner of Dr. Stephen A. Odey & Associates, a Law 

Sen. Stephen Adi Odey has taught, supervised and contributed immensely to the graduation of 

students in the University system. His main area of specialisation are: Education,

Industrial Sociology and Law. He remains a regular participant in many local and 

international conferences, symposia, workshops and seminars, where he regularly 

In October 2015, Sen. Odey was appointed Executive Chairman of Cross River 

State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) by His Excellency, Governor Ben 

Ayade and later in 2018 he was also appointed the Acting Managing Director, Cross 

River State Water Board Limited (CRSWBL) as the Chief Executive Officer.

 These are positions he held concurrently and brought his wealth of experience in 

academics, legal and administration to bear. In 2019, he was reappointed as the 

Executive Chairman of SUBEB due to his superlative performance.

Senator Odey is a Member of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Member, Nigerian 

Environmental Society; Associate Member, Chartered Institute of Mediators and 

Conciliators, Fellow of the Centre for African American Research Studies. He is a 

distinguished Fellow & Council Member of Global Africa Society for Education 

Transformation & Internationalisation (GASETI); he is an Editor for the 

International Journal of Industrial Relations as well as African Journal of 

Arbitration and Conflict Resolution, both annual Journals of the Centre for African 

American Research Studies (CAARS). He is also a Fellow of Chartered Institute of 

Corporate Administration and an Honorary Fellow of The Institute of Universal 

Harmony in recognition of competence in peace advocacy, leadership strategies and 

outstanding performance as a Peace Advocate.

Sen. Odey on December, 5th 2020, contested and won the Senatorial by-election and 

emerged as the Senator representing Cross River North Senatorial District in the 9th

Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Being a Federal Lawmaker with towering 

academic achievements and diverse area of specialty, he was appointed as Member 

into nine (9) strategic Senate Committees as follows:

1. Senate Committee on Education (Basic and Secondary);

2. Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters;

5. Senate Committee on Anti-Corruption and Financial Crimes;

7. Senate Committee on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs);

While in the Senate, Senator Odey sponsored five (5) Bills and moved two (2) 

Motions of national interest such as the trending “Urgent Need for the Restoration and 

Revalidation of the Safe Schools Initiative in Nigeria” which is now the driving force for

protection of our school system, the resolution has been adopted by the Federal 

Government to safeguard schools from security threats; one of the Bills (i.e. A Bill for 

an Act to Establish Institute of Information and Communication Technology, Ogoja 

Furthermore, he has published widely, with over 66 articles in learned journals 

across the globe, including America, Sweden, Germany and Asia; He has attended 

over seven (7) International Conferences/symposiums of great repute and presented 

papers in 2 of the conferences. He is the author of three scholarly textbooks, namely:

Sociology of Law: A Practical Approach; Introduction to Industrial Sociology: General 

Perspectives; and Oil and Gas Pollution Abatement and Control Legislation in Nigeria; he 

has also contributed 3 Book Chapters in reputable textbooks. His near-perfect 

exemplary leadership and academic prowess has won him numerous prestigious 

1. Distinguished Award of Excellence, for sterling contributions in promoting 

overall survival of Educational Enterprise, Political Landscape & as Worthy 

Alumni of the Faculty of Education, University of Calabar.

2. Excellence Award, by Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), in 

recognition of his outstanding contributions to Basic Education in Cross River 

3. Best SUBEB Chairman South-South Geo-political Zone, presented by the 

President’s School Debate Nigeria (PSDN) in collaboration with Universal Basic 

4. Award of Recognition, by Nigeria Library Association Cross River State 

Chapter, for outstanding performance in repositioning the education sector in 

5. Award of Backbone of Functional Basic Education in Cross River State,

presented by Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), Cross River State Wing.

6. Professional Excellence Award, by Centre for Excellence in Professional 

7. Literacy Champion Award, presented by Universal Learning Solutions (ULS);

8. 2017 Integrity Stewardship Award, by Centre for Save & Serve Humanity 

Organisation, for being ethically responsible and serving as an advocate of good 

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