Roseline Sonayee Konya
Born
Khana, Rivers State
NationalityNigerian
Occupations
Known forRivers State Commissioner for Environment
Toxicology and Pharmacology
Notable workSEARCHING THE SOUL OF THE ENVIRONMENT, WHO DARE? TERRITORIANS OR SUBDUERS?

Roseline Sonayee Konya is a Nigerian academic and a politician from Khana, Rivers State. She is a professor of Toxicology and Pharmacology at the University of Port Harcourt.[1][2] She served as Commissioner for Environment[3] in the cabinet of Governor Peter Odili and was re-appointed to same office in the cabinet of Governor Ezenwo Nyesom Wike.[4] She was also the Chairman of Civil Service Commission in 1997.[5]

Background and education

Born in Buan, Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State, Nigeria. Professor Konya attended St Arthur's Anglican Primary School, Buan from there she moved on to Mercy Secondary School, Okigwe (in present-day Imo State, Nigeria) for her secondary education. This was however disrupted by the Nigerian civil war, which began in late 1967. In 1968, while the war was still raging, she got enrolled into Holy Rosary Secondary School, Port Harcourt where she continued her secondary school education until 1969. From 1970 to 1971, she pursued studies for her A-level in St. Anne's School, Ibadan, from where she proceeded to The Council for National Academic Awards (CNAA), UK, where she obtained her B.Sc. in Science in 1976 and 1977 obtained a master's degree from Loughborough University. In 1984, Konya rounded off her Doctorate Degree program in Brunel University, London.

Career

Konya began her career as an Assistant Lecturer at the University of Port Harcourt in 1979, after which she moved on to Brunel University, U.K where she obtained her Ph.D. She returned to Nigeria in 1984 and continued as a lecturer at the University of Port Harcourt. Before being appointed as the Rivers State Commissioner for Environment, she held several positions and these include:

  • Chairman, Protocol Subcommittee of Convocation Committee (1990)
  • Director, Delta Rubber Company (1991–1993)[6]
  • Commissioner, Civil Service Commission (1993–1996)
  • Chairman, Civil Service Commission (1997–1999)
  • HOD, Animal and Environmental Biology Department (2001–2003)
  • Member, Academic Advisory Board, Institute of Petroleum Studies (IPS)
  • Dean, School of Graduate Studies
  • Pioneer Provost, School of Graduate Studies

In the year 2003, Konya got promoted to the position of Professor of Animal and Environmental Biology.

She is the chairman of, the Technical Committee for the implementation of the Recommendations of the Rivers State Government Report on Soot[7][8][9]

Awards

  • The Distinguished Leadership Award in Environmental Technology by the British Society of Commerce in recognition of meritorious achievements and leadership prominence in 2004.
  • She was cited in the WHO IS WHO for Excellence in Management Intelligence Special Merit Award in October, 2008
  • Merit Award by Animal and Environmental Biology Students Association as Most Outstanding Lecturer - September, 2010
  • Award by the Committee of Deans and Provosts of Post Graduate School (CDPGS) in Nigeria – December, 2012

Personal life

Roseline Konya was married to the late Barido Konya,[10] with whom she had three children[11]

She is the pioneer chairman of the Methodist Knights Council – Port Harcourt Archdiocese; and the first female Methodist Knight in Rivers and Bayelsa States.

References

  1. ↑ "Konya Calls For Environmental Stewardship In Nigeria". University of Port Harcourt. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  2. ↑ Davies Iheamnachor (28 April 2015). "Toxicologists raise alarm over pollutants in N-Delta communities Calls". Vanguard. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "'Government agencies, others fuelling air pollution in Port Harcourt'". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 27 May 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  4. ↑ John Ighodaro (4 April 2005). "Odili Sets Up Committee to Study Ataba Crisis Report". Vanguard. Retrieved 17 June 2016 – via AllAfrica.
  5. ↑ "Konya Roseline". LitCaf. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  6. ↑ Babah, Chinedu (2 March 2017). "KONYA, Dr. (Mrs.) Roseline S". Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  7. ↑ "Rivers govt sets up committee to tackle soot". Punch Newspapers. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  8. ↑ Isangedighi, Iyanam (18 May 2019). "Rivers government sets up a technical committee to tackle soot". TODAY. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  9. ↑ Yakubu, Okhumode H. (January 2018). "Particle (Soot) Pollution in Port Harcourt Rivers State, Nigeria—Double Air Pollution Burden? Understanding and Tackling Potential Environmental Public Health Impacts". Environments. 5 (1): 2. doi:10.3390/environments5010002. ISSN 2076-3298.
  10. ↑ "Konya Roseline". LitCaf. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  11. ↑ "Konya Roseline". LitCaf. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2022.

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