Date of birth: Sunday (Eke) 29th January 1939 State of Origin: Rivers Village/Town: Opobo Town Contact Address: 10, Rumuokwurushi Street Borikiri Port tlarcourts Chief Toby's Compound Opobo Town Government House Port Harcourt (Office ofthe Deputy Governor) His Excellency. Chief Sir Gabriel T.G. Toby is the present Deputy Governor of Rivers Stale Nigeria. GTG Toby as known by his friends is a very brilliant man who right from primary school at Owcrrinia through the four walls ofthe University of Nigeria is imbued with brilliant ideas, prophetic insight and creative mind that moves with confidence. His early strong Christian family background has led him through till today as a man who has stood for integrity and honesty in all his dealings to such a degree that any liar would find GTG Toby difficult lo work with. He is clean in all his dealings. He is respected for that both in the Church and in the Stale. Education • St Peter's School Owerrinta Abia State 1945- 1952 • Okrika Grammar School Okrika 1953- 1957 • St. Augustine's Grammar School (SAGS) Nkwerre for HSC 1958-1959 • University of Nigeria Nsukka 1960- 1963- Pioneer Student ofthe First Autonomous and Indigenous Universily in Nigeria - B.Sc (Hons) Econs • Diploma Certificate in Advanced Management. 1973 • Higher Diploma in Top Management. 1977 Work Experience • Accounts Clerk. Shell BP Nigeria Ltd 1960 • Salesman of Walls Ice Cream Port Harcourt 1961 • FactoryAttendant, Flag Aluminium Port Harcourt ( on Vacation Job as an Undergraduate ) 1962 • Marketing Officer. Eastern Nigerian Marketing Board. 1963 1969 Manager. Rivers Stale Marketing Board. 1970 1972 • General Manager. Rivers State Marketing Board. 1972 1975 • Project Manager. Rivers State Amalgamated Brick Industry Project • General Manager. PABOD Supplies Ltd-Rivers State Agency for Bulk Procurement and Distribution • Established a Department Store called SUPERBOD STORES-1975 1979 RISONPALM Ltd-Rivers State Government Agency for Development of Oil Palm Plantation and Marketing of iis Products 1979 1980 • Secretary. Administration. Governor's Olfice 1980 1994 • Permanent Secretary (Field Administration in charge of Okrika/Tai/Eleme LGA, • Sole Administrator Okrika/Oyigbo/Tai/Eleme LGA • Permanent Secretary Special Service in charge of Political /Protocol and Security. Permanent Secretary. Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning, also in charge of Directorate of Food. Roads, and Rural Infrastructures ( DFRRI) • Director-General. Governor's Office- in charge of General Services, office ofthe Military Governor • Later moved to the Ministries of Education and IIealth respectively. • Sole Administrator at various times of Rivers State Newspapers Corporation and State Liaison Officer for the Establishment of Eleme Petro chemicals Ltd. • Chairman. Monitoring and Implementation Committee on Rivers Stale 1985 Budget • Chairman of NYSC State Committee 1984 1985 • Chairman. Rivers Stale Committee on Application of CSR lo State Parastatals • Chairman. Board of Managemenl Staff Housing Loan Scheme Other serv ices to the State • Member. Presidential Committee on Road Transport • Member. Presidential Committee on Peace Movement in Nigeria ( at various times) • Director. Nigerian Produce Marketing Co. Lid Lagos • Director. Bulk Oil Plants of Nigeria Lid Lagos • Member. Federal Government Technical Committee on Producer Prices • Member. Rivers State Marketing Board Member. Board of Delta Hotel Ltd. • Member. Board of Blue Pelican Casino Ltd • Pabod Oil Palm and Rubber Crumb Crushing Co Ltd. • Member. Rivers State Sports Council • Chairman/Director. Opobo Community Bank • Director, University of Nigeria General Enterprises Ltd • Member, Governing Council ofthe University of Nigeria • Member. N Ya SY Hejoined Party Politics and registered with Peoples Democratic Party and won election as the Deputy Governor ofthe state. He is serving his second term. Membership of Some Professional Bodies Life Member. Nigeria Economic Society • Member. Nigeria Stock Exchange • Life Member. Bible Society of Nigeria. • Fellow. Nigeria Institute Management Fellow. Nigerian Institute of Public Administration As a Christian. Sir G.T. (i. Toby hasdone much for ihegrowth of Christianity in Nigeria particularly in Niger Delta. Heis member ofthe Provincial Synod ofthe Church ofNigeria. Anglican Communion, a member oftheStanding Committee, a MemberoftheCouncil ofKnights etc. He isparticularly a Patron to many youth groups in the church He is married to Dame (Dr) Mrs Christie Adata Gabriel Toby and they are blessed with children.
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