PROFILE-OF-HONOURABLE-DOODEI-AGBABOU-WEEK

PROFILE OF HONOURABLE DOODEI AGBABOU WEEK

Honourable Doodei Agbabou Week was born on the 15th of March, 1972 at Anyama, Southern Ijaw Local Government Area, Bayelsa State. He is the first son of a retired Principal and traditional ruler HRH Gearge Week, Ibenanawei of Tarakiri Clan. Doodei is indeed a traditional Prince


He speaks Ijaw and English languages, and he is married with lovely children.

He attended his primary and second schools and got his West African Examination Council/GCE O (O Level) in 1988. He then attended then Rivers State College of Education (now Vincent Ajuru University of Education), Port Harcourt and got his NCE certificate in Agricultural Science in 1993 with overall credit. He proceeded to read for a Bachelor of Education degree in Agricultural Science and obtained 1st Class Honours from University of Ibadan, 1996.
Not done yet in his quest and thirst for Education, he continued and obtained a Masters Degree in Disaster risk Management and Development Studies, University of Portharcourt, 2014. Now about rounding up a Ph.D from same University

Honourable Doodei worked with the Primary Schools Board, Bayelsa State and rose to Master Grade 1 in 2004. While there he taught Agricultural Science in Junior and Senior Secondary School In Bayelsa State. He also managed School farms.

From 2014 till his recent appointment as the Honourable Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, he worked with the Niger Delta Development Commission and rose to the rank of Deputy Director Agriculture and Fisheries. He will soon be promoted to the rank of director in that Federal interventionist agency as he is long overdue.

His responsibilities while there were -
1. Regional Agriculture and Fisheries Development Policy and plan Implementation
2. M&E Missions of Collaborative/Partnership Programmes
3. Linkage and Leveraging Agricultural Micro Credit regimes
4. Value Chain Development of viable enterprises in the Niger Delta region
5. Capacity building and Training of Farmers, Youths and Women in Agriculture and Entrepreneurial Skills in the Niger Delta region.
6. Projects and programmes monitoring, supervision and evaluation
7. The IFAD/FGN/NDDC CBNRMP-ND desk Officer.

POLITICAL/APPOINTIVE OFFICES
1. Deputy Chairman, (defunct UNCP) Southern Ijaw LGA, Bayelsa State -1996-1998
2. Chairman Caretaker Committee, Ogboin South/Tarakiri RDA, Bayelsa State - 2001-2002
3. Special Assistant to HonourableCommissioner for Commerce and Industry, Bayelsa State, 2002-2004
4. Coordinator, Dickson Support Mobement (DSM), Southern Ijaw LGA, 2015-Date
5. Honourable Commissioner for Agriculture, Bayelsa State Ministry of Agriculture and natural resources - 2016 to date

CAREER/SOCIO-CULTURAL LEADERSHIP-
1. Youth President, Ayama Ijaw Community
2. President, Tarakiri Youth Association
3. President, National Association of Tarakiri Youths
4. Chairman, Ijaw National Congress, Tarakiri Clan Chapter
5. State Coordinator, NDDC, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State
6. Head, Special Duties, NDDC,  Uyo, Akwa-Ibom State Office

SOME ACADEMIC RESEARCH AND JOURNAL ARTICLES AUTHORED
1. Determination of firm Growth in Poultry Enterprises in Rivers State, Nigeria, Agricultural Journal 3(5):392-396, 2008
2. GeospatialMapping and Analysis of the 2012 Nigeria Flood Disaster Extent in Yenagoa City, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria. Journal of Environmental and Earth Sciences. Vol. 4 No. 10, 2014

3. Impact of 2012 flood  on Emergent cities of Nigeria. The case study of Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.  Civil and Environmental Research. Vol. 6, No 5, 2014.
4. Community-based  Capacity in flood and nutrition Security for Disaster- Risk Reduction (DRR) in the literal States of the Niger Delta Region (Unpublished and ongoing Ph.D Research work) Centre for Disaster Risk Management and DevelopmentStudies, University of Portharcourt, Portharcourt, 2016

He also attended Short Courses in the following areas-
1 Strategic Management Course at the Admimintrative Staff College College of Nigeria, Topa, Badagry, Lagos, Nigeria., July, 2015
2. Management of People for Strategic Advantage at Lagos Business School, Ajah, Lagos, Nigeria., 2012l. 4. Nov. 10, 2014
3. Leadership and Corporate Governance Course at Lagos Business School, Pan Atlantic University, Lagos, Nigeria., November, 2014

4. Strategy Formulation and Strategy Implementation execution training at Wincosin-Madison, USA., Oct., 2013
5. Negotiation and Leadership-dealing with difficult people and problems at Harvard Law School in Boston-USA-MA, USA. Dec., 2012

He is a satified Project Management Professional (PMP) - Project Management Institute, USA. June, 2012.,
He possesses software skills in Microsoft Office Suite.
He is a consumate farmer with satisfactory perfomance in the poultry and livestock sector, fisheries and greenhouse farming at his own King George Farm Resort in Anyama Ijaw. The outfit employs over 20 youth and is in active collaboration with Federal Polytechnic Ekowe.

INTERESTS/HOBBIES
1. Good presentation and Communication skills
2. Good team player
3. Traveling, reading, adventure and sports

GREAT AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION IN BAYELSA STATE

Great agricultural revolution is taking place in Bayelsa State under the able leadership of Governor Dickson.

By appointing the right person in to be in charge of the Agriculture Ministry with Honourable Prince Doodei Week, there is ‘blue and Green’ revolution taking place.

Before the appointment of Honourable Doodei Week, the Agricultural sub-sector was not dynamic as it is, as latest technology is deployed in Aquaculture activities as can be seen in the way the Aquaculture village is properly managed by private hands which is generating great employment and income for the state.

The Ebedebiri Cassava and Starch processing farm has been handed over to foreign investors which has created a brighter future for increased production of agricultural products and processing that will soon create opportunities for local and international markets. This will no doubt create more employment and income generating providing opportunities for Bayelsans and the State Government as well.

No doubt Honorable Doodei Week, the Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources was drafted to man the activities of this great Ministry by the great and visionary leader, His Excellency, Henry Seriake Dickson the Ofuruma Pepper who has no rival when it comes to taking the right decisions in managing the economy of our great State, Bayelsa, the ‘Glory’ of all lands in the country.

I believe that Bayelsans should look forward to having the kinds of Honourable Prince Doodei Week to take over the mantle of leadership from our amiable Governor whose tenure will expire come February 14th 2020.

Bravo, Governor Dickson!
Bravo, Honourable Prince Doodei Week!
Bravo, Bayelsa State!

GREAT-AGRICULTURAL-ACTIVITIES-IN-BAYELSA-STATE

THE-SCORE-CARDS-OF-PRINCE-DOODEI- A.-WEEK

THE SCORECARDS OF PRINCE DOODEI. A. WEEK

The Bayelsa State Ministry for Agriculture and Natural Resources, headed by Prince Doodei Week has recorded Series of Achievements in the last three years as at when he was drafted in to the Restoration Government of Gov Dickson as the Agric Commissioner. Some of the achievements includes

1- Completion of 500 earth pond fish farm project sitting on a 127 hectare land at Edepie in Yenagoa with the capacity to breed 6000 fishes in one full circle.

2- The installation of 30 smoking kilns that could smoke 7.5 tons fish every three days for export and local consumption.

3- The purchase of feed mill with the capacity to produce 20 tons of fish feeds per day that would service the farm and meet the demand of private fish farmers in the state.

4- A Completed building of a hatchery that has the capacity to hatch over 8 million quality fingerlings every year. And by so doing, the state government don’t have to go out to buy fingerlings for breeding.

5- The installation of 15KVA solar inverter and a 30, 000 gallon capacity water station powered by 7.5 horse power sumo pump.

6- To ensure self-sufficiency and food security in the state in the year 2020, he sell the ideal of cultivating 200 hectare cassava farm with the installation of a cassava mill that has the capacity to produce 60 tons of starch for export and it is said to be first of its kind across the country at Ebedebiri in Sagbama Local Government Area of the state.

7- Other projects embarked upon by his ministry includes Outgrower’s Rice Scheme on a 20 hectare land at Otuasega, 10 hectares at Tombia and 100 hectares at Burma. 5 hectares Plantain and Banana farm has also been cultivated at Amurukani and 30 hectares farm that has the capacity to produce 1000 tons of vegetables all year round. etc.

HUMAN CAPACITY

8- As former NDDC boss and Former Deputy Director , he has empowered over 200 youths in the educational scheme of the commission.

9- In his benevolent and generosity character he has been in the business of sending succor to farmers and those whose livelihood depends on fish farming in his Constituency such as boundles of nets , local Boats, Machetes.

10- He celebrates with those who celebrates and also mourns with those who mourn when need arises to the length of sponsoring burial ceremonies not minding the financial implications.

11- As a philanthropist and as someone who loves Education, he has sposonred at least 50 youths from primary to tertiary education levels. Till date some are still under his education scheme both home and abroad.

12- During the yuletide seasons he celebrates with all members of the communities in his clan "Tarakiri Clan" by sending them succor to complement the season.

13- In politics he has nominated many vibrant youths and women to assume leadership positions both state and the Local Government level

14- He sympathized the people of Ozezebiri during the inter-communual Crisis between them and Opuama in 2016 by personally going to the community with food items.

PROJECTS

15- Construction of Seven room Coppers lodge, including conference hall at Anyama-Ijaw Community

16- In 2012 while he was not in government , Prince Doodei Week influenced the state government in dualizing St. Paul Primary School building at Anyama-Ijaw.

17- In 2014 he influenced the construction of Anyama-Ijaw Major Road from the Yenagoa- Oporoma Road to the community waterside which is the gateway to southern-Ijaw.

18- In 2018 he also influenced NDDC to install a solar street lights in the Anyama-Ijaw and the extension of electricity wiring that is on going.

19- In 2010 the construction of Auditorium with 1000 thousand capacity in Anyama-Ijaw

20- In 2016 he also influenced Bayelsa Seefor in constructing internal Road linking to the Community Auditorium

21- In 2018 he also influenced NDDC in installing of pipe borne water

22- He single handily repaired the community generator that was abandon for more four years and also sponsoring the fueling till date.

Stay Tune for More of the score cards in subsequent bulletins