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Timi
Alaibe
is
currently
the
Managing
Director
of
the
Niger
Delta
Development
Commission
(NDDC).
A
true
son
of
the
Niger
Delta,
Timi
showed
quite
early
the
diligence,
intelligence,
humanity
and
compassion
that
would
define
his
life,
and
have
come
to
hallmark
his
rise
to
prominence,
first
in
the
Niger
Delta
region
where
he
has
become
a
magnetic
rallying
point
among
the
youth,
the
women
and
the
elders
alike,
and
at
the
national
level
where
he
has
championed
the
cause
of
the
Niger
Delta
people.
Prior
to
his
appointment
as
Managing
Director,
Mr.
Alaibe
worked
in
the
banking
industry.
He
served
as
Vice
President
of
Cosmopolitan
Bancshares
in
1994,
and
later
as
General
Manager,
Corporate
Banking
and
Investment
at
Societe
Generale
Bank
(Nig.)
Ltd.
At
NDDC,
it
is
on
record
that
he
has
been
instrumental
to
the
healthy
financial
and
administrative
regimen
of
the
Commission,
in a
charged
socio-political
environment
where
the
mandate
of
the
Commission
faces
a
dire
prospect
of
being
easily
overwhelmed
by
political
exigencies
and
social
pressures.
Indeed,
a
major
part
of
the
success
of
the
NDDC
in
addressing
the
daunting
neglect
of
the
Niger
Delta
region,
as
well
as
in
reducing
the
agitation
and
violence
prevalent
in
the
region
before
the
establishment
of
the
NDDC,
lies
in
Timi’s
great
compassion,
brilliance,
foresight,
natural
problem-solving
and
people-savvy
skills.
In
line
with
the
vision
of
former
president
Olusegun
Obasanjo,
Mr.
Alaibe
has
helped
to
enthrone
a
culture
of
enduring
achievement
for
the
NDDC.
Along
with
his
colleagues
on
the
Board
and
Management
of
the
NDDC,
he
has
striven
to
set
in
motion,
a
coordinated
response
mechanism
to
the
short-term
and
long-term
challenges
of
the
Niger
Delta,
comprising
as
key
ingredients,
an
integrated
regional
development
Master
Plan,
interim
action
plan
for
key
projects
in
the
states,
as
well
as
skill
acquisition
programmes
and
a
re-orientation
and
empowerment
of
youths.
Timi
Alaibe
has
thus
become
peace
advocate,
catalyst
for
change,
friend
of
the
oppressed,
conduit
for
development,
and
symbol
of
hope
and
inspiration
for
the
indigent
yet
hopeful
Niger
Delta
people.
It
is
perhaps
as
measure
of,
and
a
testimony
to,
his
competence
and
commitment
to
excellence
that
he
has
been
appointed
the
Acting
Managing
Director
and
Chief
Executive
Officer
of
the
Commission.
Mr.
Alaibe
holds
a
bachelors
degree
in
Accountancy
from
the
Rivers
State
University
of
Science
and
Technology,
Port
Harcourt,
and
a
Master
of
Business
Administration
from
the
Obafemi
Awolowo
University,
Ile-Ife.
In
recognition
of
his
contributions
to
humanity
and
the
society,
Timi
Alaibe
has
been
appointed
a
member
of
many
professional
organizations,
including
the
Institute
of
Chartered
Administrators,
the
Institute
of
Corporate
Executives,
and
the
Institute
of
Certified
Public
Accountants.
He
has
also
received
many
outstanding
awards
for
excellence.
In
1991,
for
instance,
Mr.
Alaibe
was
appointed
a
member
of
the
Rivers
State
Task
Force
on
Counterfeit
and
Fake
Drugs.
A
one-time
vice-chairman
of
the
Rivers
State
Wrestling
Association,
he
was
also
the
founding
Chairman
of
the
Rivers-Bayelsa
Professionals
Forum.
He
is,
also,
a
member
of
the
Presidential
Committee
Police
Equipment
Fund,
where
he
serves
as
Chairman,
Public
Sector
Sub-Committee.
Among
his
many
awards
are:
- Honourary Doctor of Business Administration of the Irish International University, Dublin, United Kingdom;
- Certified Doctor of Business Administration, Oxford Association of Management, Oxford, England;
- Distinguished Fellow of the Academy of Commercial Diplomacy, UK;
- Certified Strategist Lifetime Award of the Cambridge Association of Managers, UK;
- Certificate of Honour from the European Market Research Centre, (Euro Market Forum) 2003;
- Distinguished Fellow, Institute of Corporate Administration of Nigeria;
- Distinguished Fellow, Certified Institute of Management, Nigeria;
- Distinguished Alumnus of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife; and
- Outstanding Alumnus Award, Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Port Harcourt.
Also,
as a
measure
of
his
growing
international
profile,
Timi
Alaibe
has
been
invited
to
deliver
papers
on
subjects
as
wide-ranging
as
politics,
capital
markets/country
risk
rating,
sustainable
development,
peace
and
security.
These
include:
- Security and Sustainable Development in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria,” by the Defence and Security Forum, United Kingdom;
- Development Challenges of the Niger Delta Region: The Path to Sustainable Development,” at the annual law week of the Nigerian Bar Association, Bayelsa State Branch;
- Country Risk Rating And Implications For Capital Market Growth In Nigeria: The Niger Delta Question,” at the Nigerian Stock Exchange Annual Conference, Abuja; and
- Peace and Development in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria,” delivered at the prestigious annual Ronald H. Brown African Affairs Series of the Black Congressional Caucus, the United States of America, organised by the Leadership Roundtable of the US-Africa Partnership.
A
devout
Christian
and
family
man,
Timi
would
hardly
miss
an
opportunity
to
demonstrate
with
his
wife
and
five
children
that
true
family
values
are
at
the
core
of
life
and
good
society.
He
loves
to
play
tennis
and
swim
with
his
family,
whenever
he
can
find
the
time. |
