Sonni Gwanle Tyoden (born 22 September 1950) is a Nigerian Professor of

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, Educational Administrator, and former

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of the

University of Jos The University of Jos, abbreviated as Unijos, is a Federal University in Jos, Plateau State, central Nigeria. History What became the University of Jos was established in November 1971 from the satellite campus of the University of Ibadan. ...

Education

Tyoden was born on 22 September 1950. He attended Boys Secondary School, Gindiri in

Plateau State Plateau State is the twelfth-largest Nigerian state. It is in the centre of the country includes a range of hills surrounding the Jos Plateau, its capital, and the entire plateau itself. Plateau State is described as "The Home of Peace and To ...

, Northern

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, where he obtained the West Africa Senior School Certificate. He later proceeded to the

University of Ibadan The University of Ibadan (UI) is a public research university in Ibadan, Nigeria. The university was founded in 1948 as University College Ibadan, one of many colleges within the University of London. It became an independent university in 196 ...

where he obtained a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) Degree in

. He obtained a Master of Science (M.Sc) and a Doctorate (Ph.D) Degree in

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and

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from the

University of Lancaster , mottoeng = Truth lies open to all , established = , endowment = £13.9 million , budget = £317.9 million , type = Public , city = Bailrigg, City of Lancaster , country = England , coor = , campus = Bailrigg , faculty = 1 ...

in the United Kingdom.

Career

Tyoden began his career in 1978, as an Assistant Secretary to Plateau State Government Ministry of Establishment. He later became a member of academic staff at the

, where he became a full Professor in 1990. After Tyoden became a Professor in 1990, he was appointed, Head of the Department of

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He returned to his alma mater, the

in 2000, and became Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences in 2001, a position he held till 2005. He was appointed

of the

on 12 July 2006, a position he held until 11 June 2011. He contributed significantly to the development of the University. He was elected as Deputy Governor of Plateau State in 2015 under the platform of the APC.

Awards and fellowships

* Certificate of Merit awarded by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Jos branch * The Distinguished Academic Leadership award by the Rotary Club Naraguta, Jos, Plateau state, * The Nigerian Institute of International Affairs in 2013 * The Social Science Academy of Nigeria in December 2014.

Selected publications

* Inter and intra-party relations: towards a more stable party system in Nigeria. *The Kaduna Mafia. ''Jos: Jos Univer-sity Press. TakuyaThe Kaduna Mafia1987''. *''The middle belt in Nigerian politics''. AHA. *Of Citizens and Citizens: The Dilemma of Citizenship in Nigeria. *Tyoden, S. G. (1994). The Place of the Middle Belt in Nigeria's Power Equation. In ''Commission paper for the National Conference on" The Equity Question in Nigeria", Centre for Development Studies, University of Jos, 6–7 May''. *''The Kaduna Mafia''. Jos University Press. *''Nigeria: Youth agenda for the 21st century''. Sibon Books. *The Domestic Socio-Political Situation This includes, the nature of the political system, and the nature and conduct of the politics and government In other words, in a political system where the political. ''Towards the Survival of the Third Republic'', 203. *Vice Chancellor's Speech: Presented at the 24th Convocation Ceremony of the University of Jos. *''Towards a Progressive Nigeria''. Triumph Publishing Company.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tyoden, Sonni Gwanle 1950 births Living people Nigerian educators University of Ibadan alumni Alumni of Lancaster University University of Jos faculty Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian universities All Progressives Congress politicians People from Plateau State

Education

Career

Awards and fellowships

Selected publications

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