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
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