MUTUK Mzough U Tiv United Kingdom

Dr Iornem is the current President of the Mzough U Tiv UK, MUTUK.

Kohol is also the Director of Programmes at London Graduate School. He specialises in the organisational development and learning for professional people and their organisations. His influence has also spread to other educational bodies in London like the International Foundation Group (IFG) where he teaches Business Management and Study Skills to students on the undergraduate and postgraduate programme.

Kohol has published articles in academic journals and has also been invited to speak at academic seminars. He is a Certified Management Consultant, a Fellow of the Institute of Management Consultants, and a Member of the British Academy of Management (BAM) UK. He holds a B.Eng in Metallurgical Engineering from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria, Postgraduate Diplomas in Management Studies from Albion College (London, UK) – where he graduated with a Distinction and earning the best student in his class recognition in 2010, and in Business Management from the London School of Commerce. He also holds an MBA (specialising in Finance) from the University of Wales Institute Cardiff and went on to earn a PhD in Management from Cardiff Metropolitan University in 2017.

Kohol is married to Sadiksha Iornem and they have two much-loved and lively daughters, Jemima Iveren and Samantha Iwuese.

Mr Bemdoo Victor Aleva is a Chartered Accountant and the Founder and CEO of AVS Services Limited, a UK based limited company providing services in Accounting, Finance, IT Services, Business Analysis and Project management.

He is a consummate philanthropist who invests heavily in human capital development and welfare for the less privileged. Mr Aleva is an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), and a Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA), holds a BSc (Hons.) Accounting, an MSc Finance and MBA.

Mbatomun Gilliane Sasvari is a Social Worker/ Child Development Specialist by profession. She is also a passionate advocate for the improvement of Tiv Nation. She has worked in the USA as a Social Worker in the States of Pennsylvania, Ohio and New York for 18 years. On returning to the UK, she worked with Cambridgeshire County Council as Family Intervention Partnership/Lead Family Worker.

She started her charity drive, to provide essential food items to Obadiah’s Home Town of Jotar to assist people fleeing the killings in Taraba State. In collaboration with King Yiye and Obadiah Orkor organised and funded a feeding and assistance program to help victims of the Makurdi Flooding in 2017. In 2018 she formalized her charitable activities by founding her own NGO, which operates in Benue State to support young people from Tiv community. The NGO is called R-GRAC in memory of her Mother, Mrs Rosemary Akume and the outgoing President Sir Kuram Gwakyaa’s father Robert Gwakyaa. Through R-GRAC, Mrs Sasvari and former MUTUK President, Kuram Gwakyaa have worked together to provide assistance and donations to IDP camps in the state. They also sponsored and participated in medical outreach in partnership with Benue Medical Students. R-GRAC has also given scholarships to 5 students from Primary to Secondary School in Makurdi and Kwande Local Govt. A borehole to provide much-needed water has also been completed in Gaadi to provide water to the local community free of charge.

Mrs Sasvari holds an NNEB in Early Childhood Education from Tile Hill College of Further Education Coventry, a Bachelors degree in Social Studies from the University of Warwick, and Masters in Diplomacy, Law and Global Change from Coventry University. Mrs Sasvari also holds a Masters in Clinical Counseling from LaSalle University Philadelphia.

Mrs Sasvari is married to Dr Gyorgy Sasvari and is a proud mother of two sons – Alexander Tersor Sasvari, (19) and Benjamin Terver Sasvari (18). Mrs Sasvari has always maintained that as a community, we are stronger together. If one of us fails, we all fail and if one wins, we all win.

Mr Korgba describes himself as a “leader, follower and servant” and is a strong believer in the power of inspirational leadership as one of the keys to any type of development, whether it be self, organisational, or on a wider societal level. As a John Maxwell Team Certified Speaker, Coach & Trainer, he engages business leaders as well as the younger generation to actively become the change they desire through training programmes, seminars and experiential (residential) programmes.

Being passionate about Africa and progress on the continent, Mr Korgba Co-Founded and was Managing Director of Enterprise, Training & Knowledge Group (UK) – an Africa focused consulting and business advisory firm, Co-Founded and was Director, Centre for African Business Education (UK) – an education and training company providing education about doing business in Africa, and also Founded The Benjamin Itiavkase Gar Foundation (The BIG Foundation) in 2009 – an enabling organisation registered in Nigeria, working with rural communities in Benue State, using the mediums of education and advocacy to help achieve economic empowerment. The foundation has so far provided full 6-year scholarships to underprivileged children since 2009, organised teacher-training programmes for schools, as well as training programmes teaching rural youth about business and access to funding.

Kevin holds a BA (Hons) Business Administration from the University of East London, MSc Global Banking & Finance from the European Business School (Regent’s University, London) and an MBA from Webster Graduate School (Webster University, St. Lois USA). He was also the recipient of the 2017 Honorary Award for Business from the African Diaspora Awards (A.D.A) in December 2017.

Mrs Bertie is the CEO of Mag Delights – a fashion business outfit providing high-quality fashion items to customers globally.

She also currently works with Skills and Techniques Driver Training (UK), an organisation founded and run by her husband, and has previously worked as a PR/Guest Relations Executive within the Hospitality sector, at present, working with Skills and Techniques Driver Training UK.

She is married to David Bertie and they are blessed with four wonderful children.

Princess Pauline Mngueshima Agbo Kpile is Director of Tammak Limited, United Kingdom.

She is a Registered General Nurse, Registered Midwife and a Registered Mental Health Nurse. She is a mother of eight children and grandmother to 6 grandchildren. Her years of professional experience within the healthcare industry as well as her experience of motherhood and grandmother-hood have no doubt positioned her to execute the role of Chief Whip excellently.

Ms Biam has worked for the United Kingdom National Health Service (NHS) for the last 25 years in the Forensic Services department.

She is a founding member of Mzough U Tiv UK (MUTUK) and has held a number of positions as an Exco member over years, including her current role as Publicity Secretary.

Salome holds a BA Social & Community Development from the University of Northampton and a Diploma in Health and Social Care from Bedfordshire University.

Her hobbies include travelling, cooking, singing and caring.

Amb. Hon. Nguveren Susan Waya is a renowned philanthropist, humanitarian, successful businesswoman, politician and grassroots mobiliser. She is the Chief Executive Officer of Sears Investment Ltd as well as the Managing Director SUSCO Ltd (service providers of housing & social care in the UK).

She previously worked as the Scheme Manager in Sheltered Housing with Castle Point Council and Sheltered Housing Officer with South Essex Homes, United Kingdom. Convinced that women of Benue State need quality representation in Nigerian politics, she returned to Nigeria to run for public office, contesting for the position of member, House of Representatives for Vandeikya/Konshisha constituency.

In furtherance of her humanitarian works and her quest to bring succor to victims of natural disasters and violent conflicts in Benue State, Susan founded the Pius Ordue Foundation in 2010 – a non-governmental, non-political and not-for-profit organization, which has been rendering humanitarian and relief materials worth millions of naira to victims of natural disasters and persons displaced by violent conflicts in Benue State. It also provides educational aid to less privileged indigent children in communities affected by conflicts. At present, it is running a four-year educational support programme for children in such communities. Susan’s passion and aspiration is to give every young underprivileged child an education and every girl-child, the opportunity of becoming women of substance, positively impacting on their society as politicians, captains of industry, wives, mothers, administrators, diplomats, philanthropists, and to excel in just about whatever field they choose.

She holds an Ordinary National Diploma (OND) and Higher National Diploma (HND), both in Textile Technology from Kaduna State Polytechnic in 1991 and 1995 respectively; and a PGD in Marketing (1999) from the same institution. In 2016/2017, she successfully completed a teacher training course, which has earned her Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). She also holds an MBA in Business Management, and MSc in Housing Management from the renowned Anglia Ruskin University Cambridge and Chelmsford respectively.

Vivian Kave is a HR Consultant by profession and has, in the last decade, deployed her skills in helping client organisations to effectively use their personnel and human resources to achieve their organisational goals, while also ensuring the workforce is operating at a high level of productivity and efficiency.

In her leisure time, Vivian enjoys travelling, reading and horse riding.