Clement Isong

Clement Nyong Isong
Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria
In office 15 August 1967 – 22 September 1975
Preceded by	Alhaji Aliyu Mai-Bornu
Succeeded by	Mallam Adamu Ciroma
Governor of Cross River State
In office October 1979 – October 1983
Preceded by	Babatunde Elegbede
Succeeded by	Donald Etiebet
Personal details
Born	20 April 1920 Eket, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria
Died	29 May 2000 (aged 80)
Nationality	Nigerian
Spouse(s)	Nne Clementine Isong
Children	Ekaete Etuk Clement Isong Jr. Umo Isong Deceased Eno Obi Inyang Isong Ubong Isong
Alma mater	Iowa Wesleyan University(B.A), Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences(AM)

Clement Nyong Isong, CFR (20 April 1920 – 29 May 2000) was a Nigerian banker and politician who was governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria when General Yakubu Gowon ruled Nigeria.

Education

Isong studied at University College, Ibadan, Iowa Wesleyan College, Mount Pleasant, Iowa, and the Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, where he obtained a Ph.D. in Economics. He taught economics in the University of Ibadan before joining the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and later becoming director of research.

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