{"id":17875,"date":"2017-03-28T13:34:07","date_gmt":"2017-03-28T12:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/?post_type=biography&#038;p=17875"},"modified":"2017-04-27T16:00:02","modified_gmt":"2017-04-27T15:00:02","slug":"ivase-chief-hon-elizabeth-afadzwana","status":"publish","type":"biography","link":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/biography\/ivase-chief-hon-elizabeth-afadzwana\/","title":{"rendered":"IVASE, (Chief) Hon. Elizabeth Afadzwana"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B.Ed., M.Ed;, administrator, educationist; politician, public servant; b: August 8, 1936, ht:Gboko, so: Benue; m: Hon Joseph Orvihi Ivase, nc: Three d, one s; ed: St. John&#8217;s RCM School, Gboko, 1940-49, Sacred Heart Teachers&#8217; Training College, Kaduna (now WomenTraining College, Kaduna), 1955-56; WTC Kano, 1961-62; Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, 1973-74; University College, Cardiff, South East Wales, United Kingdom, 1973-77, 1980-83; cr: Teacher, 1957-73; asst Education Officer, 1974-78; Chief Education Officer, Benue State; 1978-79; comm. Benue State Cabinet, 1979-82; min. State, Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1982-83; mm: Benue-Plateau Scholarship Board, 1968- 75; Leaders of Thought, Benue-Plateau State, 1973-74; Minister in Charge, Secondary and Post Secondary Education, 1982-83; Jami&#8217;s Yar Matan Arewa, since 1982, Tiv Traditional Council&#8217;s Committee on Chieftaincy Titles in Tivland, 1991; National Council of Women Societies, Benue State Family SupportTrust Fund, srhce 1997;Mbamter Women Multi Purpose Cooperative Society, sin&#038; 1991; Electoral Comissioner in charge of Abuja, Kogi, Kwara, Niger State, since 1998; ch. Federal Scholarship Board, 1982-83; First ch. Women&#8217;s Commission, Benue State, 1991-92; Board of trustee, Nigerian Association of Women Entrepreneurs, since 1993; Women Consultative Committee of Nigeria-Israeli Foundation on Agricultural Research, since 1993; Tiv Traditional Council,-since 1994; ch. Governing Council, College of Education, Katsina-AIa, 1994-97, since 1997; tt: Pendatyo U Tiv, 1994. award: NYSC Chairman&#8217;s Award, Benue State, 1977-78; h: Concerned Women of Nigeria, 1978; Nigerian Association of Women&#8217;s Journalists, Benue State Millenium 2000, OON, Benue State Millennium Honours as First Female Minister of Benue State Origin Jan 1, 2000; Nigerian Association of Women Journalist (NAWOJ) Award (or immense contribution to education and politics in Nigeria, Oct. 1999; contributions towards the cause of Women emancipation in Nigeria 1988; Zubeyde Hanim Merit Award from President of the Turkey 4in recognition for noble Contribution to Women Development in Nigeria 1994; National Council of Women Societies ofNigeria Honours Award 1990, Benue state NYSC Chairman&#8217;s Award for Excellence for the 1977-1978 Service year 1978, fh: Merit Award, Republic of Turkey, hob: photography, music, alternative medicine, off: Independent National Electoral Commission, Plot 436,Zambezi Crescent, Maaitama, P.M.B 0184, Garki, Abuja, tel\/fax: 09-4132820; tel: 09-4133892, res: INEC Commissioner&#8217;s Qtrs, Katsina Ala St, Maitama Abuja( Behind FHA) tel: 09-4132800, res: No4, GRA\/Rice Mill Road, Near Kasavento Petrol Service Station, Gboko Benue State, tel: 044-470163.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","categories":[749,1505,166,484],"writer":[],"class_list":["post-17875","biography","type-biography","status-publish","hentry","category-administrator","category-educationist","category-politics","category-public-service"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography\/17875","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/biography"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography\/17875\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17875"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17875"},{"taxonomy":"writer","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/writer?post=17875"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}