Peter Palmer Ekeh

Peter Palmer Ekeh (August 8, 1937 - November 17, 2020), simply known as Peter Ekeh, was a Nigerian sociologist and university teacher.
He was a professor, the chairman of the Department of Political Science at the University of Ibadan (1978-1983) and the chairman of the Ibadan University Press (1983-1988).
He was the President and founding chairman of the Urhobo Historical Society, which he founded in 1999 and through which "Urhobo culture and history have been studied and preserved".
He was also the founder of the Nigerian Scholars for Dialogue.
On 14 March 2023, Isaiah Ogedegbe described him as "undoubtedly one of Urhobo's greatest scholars who showed concern about building his students and giving them a great knowledge of political science". Before now, he was considered as "an iroko tree in the field of political science and sociology".
He was recognized globally as a seasoned writer, with many highly respected books and articles to his credit.
His 1975 article: "Colonialism and the Two Publics in Africa: A Theoretical Statement" is one of the most cited works in the field of African, political and sociological studies in several universities all over the world.
He was remembered as a husband, father, grandfather, and scholar.