Name: Sir Joseph N. Ari
Born: 21st of December, 1960.
Occupation: Public Servant
Education: He is a holder of
the West African School Certificate, Diploma in Broadcast Journalism,
Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism and Post Graduate Diploma in
Management. He also holds a degree in Law (LL B (Hons.), a Masters
Degree in Law LLM, and Masters Degree in Business Administration
(MBA). His working career spans a period of over two decades, covering
different spheres of disciplines and human endeavour.[1]
Career: Sir Joseph Ari was also the Director of Press and Public Affairs to two
Governors of Plateau State before his appointment as the Sole
Administrator and later General Manager of the Plateau Publishing
Company, (PPC) Jos. Thereafter, he was reassigned to the Plateau
Radio Television Corporation, (PRTVC), as General Manager. To date,
he remains the first Plateau citizen to have headed the two state media
outfits at different times.
Sir Ari completed the cycle of his public service at the state level when
he was appointed Permanent Secretary in charge of Government House
Administration; a position he held until his appointment by the Federal
Government as a Director in the Department of Public Relations,External
Affairs and Publicity of the Industrial Training Fund, ITF, a grade ‘A’
Federal Government Parastatal under the aegis of the Federal Ministry of
Industry, Trade and Investment.
As the Director of Public Relations, he introduced the re-branding
philosophy which saw members of staff re-oriented to provide quality
service to Clients of the Fund. The policy also engaged external
stakeholders, thus paving the way for increased support and
collaboration for smooth implementation of the ITF Act
Sir Ari was also at different times the Director of Administration and
Human Resource Department, Corporate Planning Department and the
Director Business Training Development Department at the ITF
Headquarters.
He is a member of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, a member of
the Nigerian Institute of Management, member of the Advertising
Practitioners Council of Nigeria, APCON, a Fellow of the Corporate
Administration Institute and a Fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Public
Relations, NIPR. Recently, he concluded two terms as a member of the
Institute’s Governing Council.
He has attended various management and professional courses both
within and outside the country. He has also bagged many awards of
professional excellence from different Agencies, bodies and
organisations.[2]
the West African School Certificate, Diploma in Broadcast Journalism, P
Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism and Post Graduate Diploma in
Management. He also holds a degree in Law (LL B (Hons.), a Masters
Degree in Law LLM, and Masters Degree in Business Administration
(MBA). His working career spans a period of over two decades, covering
different spheres of disciplines and human endeavour