Aliyu Ibrahim Gebi
Aliyu Ibrahim Gebi | |
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| Senior Special Adviser to the Ministry of Interior | |
| Assumed office October 2015 | |
| Member of the House of Representatives in the 7th Assembly | |
| In office June 2011 – June 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Mustapha Ahmed |
| Succeeded by | Shehu Musa |
| Constituency | Bauchi |
| Chairman House Committee on Internal Security in the House of Representatives | |
| In office June 2011 – June 2015 | |
| Deputy Chairman Committee on Trade, Customs and Free Movement of Persons at the ECOWAS Parliament | |
| In office 8 August 2011 – 7 August 2015 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 January 1975 Bauchi State |
| Alma mater | Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University |
Aliyu Ibrahim Gebi (born 17 January 1975) is a security expert with a focus on local and regional security matters. He served as the Senior Special Adviser to the Ministry of Interior 2015 - 2023. Additionally, Gebi was a member of the House of Representatives in the 7th Assembly, representing the Bauchi constituency from 2011 to 2015. During his time in the House, he was appointed as a Regional Parliamentarian in the ECOWAS Parliament.[1]
Gebi was the National Coordinator of the Security Governance Initiative (SGI), an initiative established by the White House during the Obama administration, which focuses on addressing security sector governance and capacity to tackle threats in Nigeria (and other five African countries).[2][better source needed]
Education
[edit]Gebi completed his Senior Secondary Certificate Examination at the Bauchi State Federal Government College in 1991.[citation needed] He completed a Bachelor's degree in Computer science with Advanced Mathematics in 1998 at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University. In October 2011, he completed the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP), a leadership program organised by the United States Department of State.[2][citation needed]
Career
[edit]In June 2011, Gebi was elected as a member of the House of Representatives in the 7th assembly representing the Bauchi constituency. In the House, he was appointed the Chairman, House Committee on Internal Security.[3][4] Gebi became a Regional Parliamentarian in the ECOWAS Parliament. In this role, he was appointed as the Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Trade, Customs, and Free Movement of Persons.[1]
Following the conclusion of both his tenures in 2015, Gebi assumed the role of Senior Special Adviser to Abdulrahman Dambazau, who served as the Minister of the Interior from 2015 to 2019. Gebi continued in the same position, serving as Senior Special Adviser to the subsequent Minister, Rauf Aregbesola, until 2023.[5][6][7]
Gebi joined the Security Governance Initiative (SGI) as National Coordinator in 2017. The SGI is a White House initiative which was started under the Obama-administration to collaborate with six African countries (including Nigeria) to help improve their "security sector governance and capacity to address threats."[8] In the same year, he became a board member in the Savannah Center for Diplomacy, Democracy and Development, an NGO with a focus on advocacy training and policy analysis in the areas of conflict prevention, management, democracy and sustainable development in Nigeria.[2][9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Ibrahim, Salisu (2023-03-19). "Party loyalty: Time to reward Aliyu Ibrahim Gebi". Blueprint Newspapers Limited. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
- ^ a b c "Honorable Aliyu Gebi". www.securexwestafrica.com. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
- ^ Elites, The (2017-03-21). "Tambuwal, Dogara, Gebi And The Young Turks". The Elites Nigeria. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
- ^ Engineer, Web (2017-04-09). "Hon. Aliyu Gebi And The New Democratic Agenda". MetroStar News. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
- ^ Alkassim, Balarabe (3 April 2018). "Gebi, Umar join Bauchi South senate race". Daily Trust.
- ^ Interior, Ministry of. "Ministry of Interior". interior.gov.ng. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
- ^ ISSAfrica.org (2023-08-03). "Lessons on managing disengagement from violent extremist groups". ISS Africa. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
- ^ "FACT SHEET: Security Governance Initiative". whitehouse.gov. 2014-08-06. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
- ^ "About Us – SCDDD". Retrieved 2023-08-05.