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The body of a former Nigerian diplomat, Ambassador Ejeviome Otobo, who was last seen in the community on June 15, has been found by the Police in Tuckahoe, New York, United States.
The Tuckahoe Police Department on June 19 announced in a Facebook post that Otobo was missing and requested information from the public.
Otobo, who was 70-year-old at the of his death, served as the Director and Deputy Head, Peacebuilding Support Office at the United Nations headquarters in New York between December 2006 and October 2013.
On June 24, the police announced that Otobo had been found dead and sent condolences to his family.
A statement by the police department read, “The Tuckahoe Police Department regrets to inform members of the community that Mr. Ejeviome Otobo was located yesterday afternoon and is deceased.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) recalls that the Ambassador was last seen on June 15, 2022.
“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,” the statement asserted.
Until his death, he was a Non-Resident Senior Fellow in Peacebuilding and Global Economic Policy at the Global Governance Institute in Brussels, Belgium.
From February to August 2009, Otobo acted as the Assistant Secretary-General at the UN.
He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology from the University of Lagos, Nigeria, and a Master’s degree in Public Administration (with international political economy, as an area of policy concentration) from Harvard Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Otobo was member of the Prime Business Africa Editorial Board.
The 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 Otobo was missing and requested information from the public.
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.
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.
He 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.
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.
He 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.
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.
The Ambassador 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.
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