Efio-Ita Nyok|18 April 2016|12:05am
Today is Joseph Odok's birthday, he is exactly Thirty-eight of age, which implies that he was born on 18th day of April in the year of the Lord 1978. He was born to the family of Late Chief Patrick Odok and Justina Barong Odok, both of Ogep Osokom, Boki LGA.
Odok has over the years bagged B.A (2004) (Uniyo), B. Phil. (Pontifical Urban University, Rome) (2004) LL. B (Unical 2012), LB (Nigerian Law School Enugu Campus 2013), M.A in Metaphysics (2010), PH.D candidate.
As an academic, Barr. Odok has some research papers and the like which includes:
Publications
*The Globalisation of Disaster Capitalism: A Marxian Response – Unpublished first degree project
*The Schism between Natural Law Theory and Legal Positivism: Towards Integrative Jurisprudence! (Unpoblished law project)
*The Ethical Foundation of Science
The Origin of Religious Terrorism and the loss of Nigerian Identity: A communicative approach
*The African Concept of the human person The application of Asouzu's complementary Ontology to the Niger Delta Question: Implications for Peace, Security and Development, unpublished master's thesis
*The Marxian School of Law and the Nigerian legal system The globalization of disaster capitalism: an Ujamaa Response
*Ambivalent Nature of Globalisation: the African Experience
*Globalization, Americanisation or Europeanisation? An Ibuanyidandaist Critique
*On Philosophy of Religion —published book chapter in Philosophy
*Departmental Handbook. On Philosophy of Language published book chapter in Philosophy of Religion handbook
*Aristotle Concept of Virtue in the Context of Contemporary Philosophy
*Ongoing Ph.D dissertation on The Schism between Natural Law Theory and legal positivism: Towards Complementary Jurisprudence
It was further garnered positive as Barr. Odok Lecture II and my next promotion to lecturer I is next year by God's grace.
According to Barr. Odok 'Politics have been so challenging because of the culture of sycophancy and praise singing. This has made so unloved as I have not speared my voice in criticising the government that continually rape us of our common patrimony' .
'I have variously criticized Sen. John Owan Enoh for his treatment of the Etara/Ekuri people this led to his attempt to petition me to the inspector general of police on allegations of threat to life and assassination of character. I love Ben Ayade though I am his constant critic. I don't buy his bogus ways of spending and unrealistic budget and projects'; Odok quipped.
On behalf of Negroid Haven, I wish Barr. Joseph Odok, a happy birthday, long life and God's protection.
Efio-Ita Nyok
Is a Blogger & the Editor of Negroid Haven