Clement Isong

Clement Isong
Clement 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; 1 October 1979 – 1 October 1983
Preceded by	Babatunde Elegbede
Succeeded by	Donald Etiebet
Personal details
Born	20 April 1920; Eket, Southern Region, British Nigeria (now in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria)
Died	29 May 2000 (aged 80)
Spouse	Nne Clementine Isong
Children	Ekaete Etuk; Clement Isong Jr.; Umo Isong Deceased; Eno Obi; Inyang Isong; Ubong Isong;
Relatives	Toyo Etuk; Michelle Isong; Alex Isong; Adora Etuk; Felix Obi; Ethel Isong; Clement Isong III; Franne Obi;
Alma mater	Iowa Wesleyan University (B.A); Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (AM);

Clement Nyong Isong CFR ((listen^ⓘ); 20 April 1920 – 29 May 2000) was a Nigerian banker and politician who was governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria from 1967 to 1975 during the military regime of General Yakubu Gowon. He was later elected governor of Cross River State (1979–1983) in the Nigerian Second Republic.

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