GFN Africa Director and 21Wilberforce Ambassador
Dr. Dawari George
The son of a Baptist clergyman, Dr. Dawari George is a political economist with a doctorate degree in Political and Administrative Studies (Development Studies) and a wide-ranging career in development, government, academia, and church leadership.
Dr. George is a former Member of the Nigerian parliament (House of Representatives) as well as the West African(ECOWAS) Parliament. As a legislator, he took up radical legislative actions on human rights abuses, ethics and privileges.
He has been for many years involved in youth and community development advocacy and peace building. He rose in that area to be the Chairman of the National Youth Council of Nigeria, Rivers State. He has also occupied several positions in the Executive and Legislative arms of government in Nigeria, influencing critical policies of government to protect the weak and vulnerable.
Dr. George serves currently as Chairman of the Board of the Baptist College of Theology, Obinze, Nigeria. He was Chairman of the International Missions Committee of the Global Missions Board, Nigerian Baptist Convention, member of the Executive Committee of the All Africa Baptist Fellowship (AABF), and the General Council of the BWA where he continues to serve in several commissions including the commission on Transformational Leadership and the Resolution committee of the BWA. He is a past National President of the Baptist Men of Nigeria and recently a past President of the All Africa Baptist Men’s Fellowship, before which his election in 2000 he served as Vice President of the Men’s Department of the BWA. He has taken up several other responsibilities and assignments within the Christian Association of Nigeria and the All Africa Conference of Churches, promoting ecumenism and religious freedom and harmony.
Dawari is married to Ibiama, a family health expert, with whom he has four children (two boys and two girls).
