Miriam Ikejiani-Clark

Miriam Odinchezo Iruaku Ikejiani-Clark (8 July 1949 – 22 September 2011) was a Nigerian professor of political science at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, who also served as minister of state for the Federal Capital Territory.

Early life and education She was born at University College Ibadan on 8 July 1949 to Okechukwu Ikejiani and Miriam Margery Carter Ikejiani. She earned a B.A. in political history from Eastern Mennonite University in 1969, and then received her M.A. degree in political science from Howard University in 1971. She undertook postgraduate studies in politics at the Catholic University of America in Washington DC, on a graduate fellowship. From 1997 to 1999, she served as the head of the department of political science. She also served as dean from 2007 to 2009. From 2002 to 2004, she was the editor of the Nigerian Journal of Social Sciences. She focused on improving conditions for the poor. In 2008, President Umaru Musa Yar'dua appointed her to the Presidential Committee on Honours and Awards. In 2009, she spoke on Nigeria's Electoral Act, which she felt allowed politicians to manipulate the period they spent in office. She was married to Chuba Okadigbo and they had four children before divorcing.