Queen NwabuezeWith deepest pains in our heart, we at Prime Business Africa announce the passing-on of one of our very own, Ambassador Ejeviome Eloho Otobo.
Ambassador Otobo was member of the Prime Business Africa Editorial Board.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelThe widely-read scholar and diplomat suddenly went missing on June 15, 2022. In the US where he lived with his family, the Tuckahoe Police Department on June 19 had announced in a Facebook post that Etobo was missing and requested information from the public. They had posted the below image:
Sadly, On June 24, the police announced that Etobo had been found dead and sent condolences to his family.
The post read: “The Tuckahoe Police Department regrets to inform members of the community that Mr. Ejeviome Otobo was located yesterday afternoon and is deceased. We would like to thank those of you who offered tips and tried to assist with the investigation. Our thoughts go out to the Otobo Family during this difficult time.”
Until his death, he was a Non-Resident Senior Fellow in Peacebuilding and Global Economic Policy at the Global Governance Institute in Brussels, Belgium. Importantly, Otobo was on the Board of Newstide Publications Limited, publishers of Prime Business Africa, PBA.
Take a look at his profile on EverybodyWiki below:
Ejeviome Eloho Otobo (born 1951) in Otibio-Owhe (Otor Igho), Isoko North LGA, Delta State of Nigeria. He is residing in New York, USA and he is currently a Non-Resident Senior Fellow in Peacebuilding and Global Economic Policy at the Global Governance Institute, Brussels, Belgium.
Mr. Otobo had previously held the position of Director and Deputy Head, United Nations Peacebuilding Support Office (PBSO) of the Peacebuilding Commission at the United Nations Headquarters, New York City,(Dec. 1st, 2006 – Oct. 31st, 2013), He was succeeded by Mr. Kenny Gluck.
Mr. Otobo served as Acting Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding Support, United Nations Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) (Feb. 2nd, 2009 – Aug. 31st, 2009), between the departure of Dr. Jane Holl Lute and the appointment of Ms. Judy Cheng-Hopkins. At this position, he assisted in developing peacebuilding strategies, which included issues of governance reforms and economic reforms for countries on the agenda of the PBC (Burundi, Central African Republic, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia and Sierra Leone); and supervised the work related to the follow-up, monitoring and periodic reporting on the implementation of the peacebuilding strategies.
Before joining PBSO, he served in various departments of the United Nations, including the Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (OSAA) in New York City; UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) in New York; and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. At ECA, DESA and OSAA, Mr. Otobo worked on economic policy issues, encompassing economic reforms, international and regional trade, foreign direct investment and corporate governance.He served as the ex-officio Secretary to the UN Secretary-General’s Advisory Panel on International Support for the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD)-2004-2006. Mr. Otobo contributed to African Development Bank’s African Development Report 2001on fostering good governance in Africa. African Development Bank’s African Development Report, 2007 on Natural Resource for Sustainable development in Africa. His commentaries on Africa and international issues have been published by The Guardian (of Nigeria), This Day, Premium Times, Financial Times and Jeune Afrique.
Mr. Otobo joined the United Nations after a distinguished career in the diplomatic service of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. During the course of his diplomatic career, he served on the Policy Planning Staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Office of The Minister of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria), represented Nigeria in several countries, and participated in various bilateral political and multilateral economic negotiations. In recognition of his contribution to Nigeria’s diplomacy and foreign policy, he was appointed ambassador-in-situ.
Mr. Otobo served as an Honorary Member of Advisory Board for the World Conflict Report 2012 and, from 2014 to 2016, served as a member of the External Experts Advisory Board of the Informing Conflict Prevention, Resolution and Response: The Role of Media in Violent Conflict (INFOCORE)Project called the Seventh Framework Programmes for Research and Technological Development which was funded by the European Union.
Contents
1 Works
2 Awards and honors
3 Published Books
4 References
Works
Non-Resident Senior Fellow: Peacebuilding & Global Policy (Global Governance Institute, Brussels, Belgium).
Director & Deputy Head: United Nations Peacebuilding Support Office (PBSO), 2009.
Deputy Director, Office of Special Adviser on Africa in United Nations Department of Economic and Social Commission for Africa (DESA), 2008.
Ex-Officio Secretary, to the United Nations Secretary-General’s Advisory Panel: on International Support for the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), 2004-2006.
Honorary Member, Word Conflict Report Advisory Board, 2012.
Member, External Experts Advisory Board of the Informing Conflict Prevention, Resolution & Response Advisory Board, 2014-2016.
Board Director, Prime Business, 2021.[31]
Awards and honors
Nominated for the Grand Prix of Literary Associations Award (Research Category,
Ambassador-in-situ.
Published Books
Otobo, Ejeviome Eloho; Ejeviome, Eloho (May 2017). Africa In Transition: A New Way of Looking at Progress in the Region. ISBN 978-0998479620. Search this book on Amazon.com Logo.png[33]
Otobo, Ejeviome Eloho (June 2015). Consolidating Peace in Africa: The Role of the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission. Search this book on Amazon.com Logo.png
Sawyer, Amos; Jerome, Afeikhena; Otobo, Ejeviome Eloho (2015). African Development in the 21st Century: Adebayo Adedeji’s Theories and Contributions. ISBN 978-1592219773. Search this book on Amazon.com Logo.png co-edited with Amos Sawyer and Afeikhana Jerome.
Public Enterprise Performance in Africa: Lessons from Country Case Studies. ISBN 9290380535. Search this book on Amazon.com Logo.png co-edited with Sadig Rasheed.
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