Obadiah Mailafia
Obadiah Mailafia | |
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Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria | |
In office 5 May 2005 – 26 March 2007 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 24 December 1956 Randa, DPhil Oxon |
Website | mailafia |
Obadiah Mailafia born on (24 December 1956 – 19 September 2021) was a Nigerian development economist and the
Early life and education
Mailafia was born on 24 December 1956 in the village of Randa in Sanga Local Government Area of Kaduna State. His father Baba Mailafia Gambo Galadima was an Evangelist with the Evangelical Reformed Church of Central Nigeria (ERCC).[6] Mailafia was raised as a missionary child in a multiracial environment. His parents later transferred to Murya, Lafia, in Nasarawa State, where he grew up.[7]
He started his elementary education at Musha Sudan United Mission School from 1964 to 1969 and proceeded to Mada Hills Secondary School, Akwanga from 1970 to 1974. He won the Commissioner of Education's Award and for his 'A' Levels, he attended the School of Basic Studies (SBS) at
Mailafia later went to the United Kingdom as a
Career
Mailafia began his career teaching
From 1982 to 1989, Mailafia was a Fellow and sometime Acting Research Director of the
From 1990 to 1995, Mailafia was resident tutor and lecturer in the economics and politics of developing areas at Plater College Oxford at the time an associate college of the
From 2001 to 2005, Mailafia served as a chief economist in the Strategic Planning and Budgeting Department of the
Mailafia was secretary to the senior management committee and special negotiating team for the Ninth Replenishment of the
From 2005 to 2007, Mailafia served as Deputy Governor of the
From 2010 to 2015, Mailafia was the Chief of Staff (Chef de Cabinet) to the 79-member nation African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States based in
Mailafia was also in liaison with the European Investment Bank (EIB) on the management of €5 billion Intra-ACP Resources Fund being managed by the EIB, comprising the Africa Infrastructure Fund and the ACP-EIB Investment Facility. He was also the chair of the ACP Strategic Management Group and the draftsman for the Secretariat's Strategic Plan, Renewal and Transformation (2011–2014).
Political career
Mailafia ran for presidency of the
Death
Mailafia died from COVID-19[20][21] 19 September 2021 at the National Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria.
Selected publications
- Mailafia, O. Europe and Economic Reform in Africa: Structural Adjustment and Economic Diplomacy (400-page textbook), New York and London: Routledge, 1997;
- Mailafia, O. ”The Social Character of Nigerian Diplomats,” in Sunny G. Tyoden (ed.), Essays on Nigerian Foreign Policy, National Institute Press, 2007.
- Mailafia, O. (ed.) Challenges and Opportunities in the Nigerian Economy (edited), NIPSS Press, 1989.
- Mailafia, O. “Human Rights and Global Distributive Justice”, Anikpo & G. Shepherd (ed.) Emerging Human Rights: African Political Economy Context, New York: Greenwood 1990.
- Mailafia, O., Capital Markets Liberalization in Developing Economies: Theories and Evidence, Text of paper delivered at the CBN Senior Executive Seminar held in Calabar, February 2007.
- Mailafia, O., “Economic Reform in Nigeria: Lessons from the Asia Pacific,” in Paul Collier and Charles Soludo (eds.), Economic Reform and Policy Choice in Nigeria, Oxford University Press (forthcoming).
- Mailafia, O. “Industrial Policy in Nigeria: Report Submitted to the International Group on Industrial Policy in Middle and Low-Income Countries, Sponsored by the German Ministry for Development Cooperation, Bonn, Germany, German Institute for Development, December 2009.
- Mailafia, O. “The Prospects for Democracy in Central and West Africa", “Paper Prepared for the Commonwealth Foundation", London, June 2010.
- Mailafia, O., Europe Seen from Africa, book chapter contribution in Stefan Schepers & Andrew Kakabadze (eds.), Rethinking the Future of Europe: A Challenge of Governance, London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
- Mailafia, O., Fighting Corruption and Growing a Sustainable Nigerian Economy, Being Text of Federal Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) Annual October Lecture, Abuja, Thursday 27 October 2016.
References
- ^ Akinkuotu, Eniola (8 October 2018). "Ex-CBN deputy gov emerges as ADC presidential candidate". Punchng.com. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- ^ "Mailafia Emerges ADC Presidential Candidate". Thisdaylive.com. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- ^ a b "Central Bank of Nigeria:: List of Retired Directors". Cbn.gov.ng. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ "badiah O. Mailafia: Know Your Presidential Candidate (2019 Elections)". Infomediang.com. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- ^ "ACP Chef de Cabinet Dr Obadiah Mailafia and ACP Chief Legal Counsel Ms Katalaina Sapolu - ACP". Acp.int. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ "Kumm, (Hermann) Karl Wilhelm (1874-1930) and Lucy Evangeline [Guinness] (1865-1906) - History of Missiology". Bu.edu. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ "Soludo's Successor: Yar'adua, Consider Obadiah Mailafia". Nigeriavillagesquare.com. Archived from the original on 27 February 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- ^ "Obadiah Mailafia". Blerf.org. 13 March 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- ^ Ajaja, Tunde (20 May 2017). "As a corp member, my students thought I was Fulani dropout –Mailafia, former CBN deputy governor". Punchng.com. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- ^ "Home - National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies - Kuru". Nipsskuru.gov.ng. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ "Richmond Business School – Richmond University". Archived from the original on 27 February 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- ^ "African Development Bank - Building today, a better Africa tomorrow". African Development Bank. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ "CODESRIA". Codesria.org. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ "Home". AERC - African Economic Research Consortium. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ "The African Capacity Building Foundation". Acbf-pact.org. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ "Homepage - European Investment Bank". Eib.org. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ "European Development Fund (EDF)". International Cooperation and Development. 18 July 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ "African Democratic Congress (ADC) – Arise and Shine". Archived from the original on 26 September 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- ^ "Buhari has abandoned talks with Niger Delta leaders". Puchng.com. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ "Report: UniAbuja hospital says Mailafia died of COVID-19, denies claim of shabby treatment". 21 September 2021.
- ^ "Obadiah Mailafia, former CBN deputy governor, dies after brief illness". Okay.ng. 19 September 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.