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IBIM SEMENITARI

BACKGROUND

Ibim Semenitari born on March 19, 1968 hails from the coastal and ancient town of Opobo, the headquarters of Opobo/Nkoro Local Government Area of Rivers State, and married to HENRY JAMES SEMENITARI an award-winning banker and financial whiz-kid, who hails from Okirika Local Government.

Mrs. Semenatari is a devoted wife, mother of four beautiful children, and his well revered by her community. She is said to be a devoted Christian who teaches during Sunday School at her Nigerian church.

She is the daughter of former Rivers State Deputy Governor Gabriel and Dame Christy Toby.

CAREER AS JOURNALIST

Mrs Ibim Semenitari is an award-winning investigative journalist, editor and publisher who has worked for over 20 years with some of Nigeria and America’s leading titles.

Ibim was the publisher of Business Eye, a weekly business magazine, Before then, she was editor of Broad Street Journal, a tabloid in the stable of Tell magazine. Her climb to the peak of her professional career She has also worked as Journalism Trainer/Editor with the BBC World Service Trust.

She was the first Nigerian female journalist to win the CNN African Journalist of the Year Awards and for her reports in the Nigerian print media, she came second in print journalism in the CNN African Journalist Award in 1997.

The vastly-experienced journalist is a two-time winner of the Nigerian Media Merit Award and a three-time winner of the Diamond Award for Media Excellence amongst several others. Besides being an award winner herself, Mrs Semenitari is a mentor to several award winning journalists. The former commissioner has contributed as a resource person to journalism training workshops organized by UNICEF, the World Bank, Freedom House, the BBC and International Labour Organization (ILO).

PUBLIC SERVICE

Her call to public service was under the administration of Governor Rotimi Amaechi as the Commissioner of Information and Communications in Rivers State between 2009 and 2015 and she also served in the Communications Directorate of the Buhari Presidential Campaign Organization. In December 2015, she was appointed Ag Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, an agency responsible for driving development in Nigeria's troubled oil-rich region. Her activist background and expertise in community engagement, rural development, and public service enabled her to reposition the Commission, improve transparency and secure significant landmarks in her 10-month stay.

Ibim Semenitari is the Executive Director at Archdeacon Brown Education Centre and CEO at Amgag Farms

POLITICAL PARTY

She was formally a member of All Progressive Congress, supporting the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo in his presidential aspiration, later decamped to Action Alliance in support of Dawari George who is the governorship candidate. But pitch tenant with People’s Democratic Party now

REFERENCE

https://www.newsfrontonline.com.ng/1621-2/ https://ng.linkedin.com/in/ibim-semenitari-b738a913 https://www.facebook.com/ibim.semenitari/