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Name: Sir Joseph N. Ari

Born: 21st of December, 1960.

Occupation: Public Servant

Education: He is a holder of

the West African School Certificate, Diploma in Broadcast Journalism,

Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism and Post Graduate Diploma in

Management. He also holds a degree in Law (LL B (Hons.), a Masters

Degree in Law LLM, and Masters Degree in Business Administration

(MBA). His working career spans a period of over two decades, covering

different spheres of disciplines and human endeavour.

Career: Sir Joseph Ari was also the Director of Press and Public Affairs to two

Governors of Plateau State before his appointment as the Sole

Administrator and later General Manager of the Plateau Publishing

Company, (PPC) Jos. Thereafter, he was reassigned to the Plateau

Radio Television Corporation, (PRTVC), as General Manager. To date,

he remains the first Plateau citizen to have headed the two state media

outfits at different times.

Sir Ari completed the cycle of his public service at the state level when

he was appointed Permanent Secretary in charge of Government House

Administration; a position he held until his appointment by the Federal

Government as a Director in the Department of Public Relations,External

Affairs and Publicity of the Industrial Training Fund, ITF, a grade ‘A’

Federal Government Parastatal under the aegis of the Federal Ministry of

Industry, Trade and Investment.

As the Director of Public Relations, he introduced the re-branding

philosophy which saw members of staff re-oriented to provide quality

service to Clients of the Fund. The policy also engaged external

stakeholders, thus paving the way for increased support and

collaboration for smooth implementation of the ITF Act

Sir Ari was also at different times the Director of Administration and

Human Resource Department, Corporate Planning Department and the

Director Business Training Development Department at the ITF

Headquarters.

He is a member of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, a member of

the Nigerian Institute of Management, member of the Advertising

Practitioners Council of Nigeria, APCON, a Fellow of the Corporate

Administration Institute and a Fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Public

Relations, NIPR. Recently, he concluded two terms as a member of the

Institute’s Governing Council.

He has attended various management and professional courses both

within and outside the country. He has also bagged many awards of

professional excellence from different Agencies, bodies and

organisations.

the West African School Certificate, Diploma in Broadcast Journalism, P

Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism and Post Graduate Diploma in

Management. He also holds a degree in Law (LL B (Hons.), a Masters

Degree in Law LLM, and Masters Degree in Business Administration

(MBA). His working career spans a period of over two decades, covering

different spheres of disciplines and human endeavour