Commendations

Her Royal Majesty Queen Dr. (Barr) Josephine Diete-Spiff, JP (also known as Queen Josephine Alfred Diete-Spiff) is the Queen of Twon-Brass Kingdom in Bayelsa State, Nigeria.

She is the wife of His Majesty King Alfred Papapereye Diete-Spiff, OFR, CFR, the Amanyanabo of Twon-Brass Kingdom, and also the First Military Governor of the old Rivers State.

Queen Josephine Diete-Spiff is a highly accomplished professional whose areas of experience and concentration span law, education, business, and humanitarianism.

She is a Barrister-at-Law and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 2007. Her extensive academic credentials include a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Hon. Causa from Ashland University, Ohio (USA), an MBA from the University of Liverpool (UK), and a Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) from Walden University (USA).

She serves as the Chairperson and Proprietress of Titare Star Royal Academy, an Independent Director of University Press PLC, and Managing Partner of Miracle Development Leadership Services, USA. She has held Executive roles, including CEO of Four-Time Product Nigeria Ltd and Peretogu Integrated Services, and Managing Director/Chairperson of Titare Microfinance Bank Limited.

Advocacy & Philanthropy: She founded the Her Majesty Dr. Josephine Alfred Diete-Spiff Foundation, which focuses on youth and women empowerment, maternal and child health advocacy, and community development. She is the President of the Queens of the Niger Delta Initiative and also runs an orphanage home.

Her Majesty is known to be a devoted Christian, commissioned Evangelist within the Anglican Communion who also preaches and leads prayer networks for women in her domain and across Nigeria.

She is a distinguished alumna of the University of Port Harcourt, where she notably served as the first female President of the Students' Union (SUG) in the early 1990s. She is a proud Rotarian whose hobbies are reading, exploring the world, and helping the less privileged in our society.

Her Royal Majesty, Queen (Dr) Evangelist Josephine Diete-Spiff, Esq., JP, is blessed with lovely and God-fearing children.

It gives me great pleasure to extend to you all a very warm welcome on behalf of the Amayanabo of Twon Brass and to say how grateful we are to his wife, the Queen of Twon Brass Kingdom: Dr. Mrs Josephine Diete-Spiff, whose golden initiative has brought about this gathering today. It is gratifying to note that today's event is brought about by divine arrangement; otherwise we wouldn't have had any reason(s) to be gathered here today. Not in any particular order, but as tradition demands, let me in absentia; welcome the presence of the Amayanabo of Twon Brass and his amiable wife who is here present with us. Let me also welcome the representatives of NAOC, Twon Brass, whose generosity has resulted into fruition the initiative of the Queen. The Queen is a very resourceful person and without any intention to flatter. Twon Brass has greatly benefited from her rich imaginations that have always turned out to become landmark events. I also welcome her three colleagues who are here present.
We cannot forget in a hurry her selfless disposition to ensuring that persons who are not endowed as she is also benefit from the grace of God in her. Just recently, the Queen in her magnanimity granted to our children and grand-children and all expense paid post primary scholarship in her school. As if this is not enough, she also recently, furnished some of our educational institutions with chairs and tables. As if that also was not enough, today we are here again to commission a cold room that is the initiative of a woman who is so interested in the growth and development of her people. We cannot thank God enough for this royal gem He has given us, but pray that this beautiful lady of the King shall go down in history as a Twon woman by marriage who gave her all to her kingdom of inheritance. We say your reward shall be yea and Amen. Let me also place on record our appreciation for the presence of three other Queens in this project.
This speech cannot be complete without specially appreciating the sponsors (NAOC) of this wonderful project. The attendant monumental importance to this project cannot be over emphasized, especially at this time when the supply in food and production of perishable goods, such as fruits and vegetables continues to rise. To say the least, cold-rooms are very important because it helps to prolong the shelf life of fresh foods, reduce the amount of waste and lengthens the timeframe for marketing these foods. Let us therefore, brace ourselves to our duties of ensuring the sustainability of this facility. This task is not the singular responsibility of any particular person of group of persons, but a responsibility to all of us.
Thank you and God bless you all.