Alfred Papapreye Diete-Spiff was the first Military Governor of Rivers State, Nigeria after it was created from part of the old Eastern Region, Nigeria. He held office from May 1967 until July 1975 during the military administration of General Yakubu Gowon.[1] He was also a member of the Supreme Military Council.

Alfred Diete-Spiff is an Ijaw from present day Bayelsa State and the Amayanabo (King) of Twon-Brass, Bayelsa State, born on 30 July 1942. He was educated at St. Joseph’s College, Western Cameroon and Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, England. He joined the Nigerian Navy and was commissioned ships diving officer in 1964.[3] When appointed Military Governor of Rivers State in 1967, he was a Naval Lieutenant Commander at the aged 25.(Actually at 24 years, 9 months, 29 days).


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In 1973, a correspondent for the Nigerian Observer wrote an article about an impending teacher's strike, which was published on Diete-Spiff's birthday. Taking this as a deliberate insult, Diete-Spiff's aide Ralph Iwowari had the reporter's head publicly shaved and had him beaten with 24 lashes of a cane

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HRM Capt Alfred Diete-Spiff, King of Brass

The present King (Amayanabo) of Twon-Brass of Bayelsa State, His Royal Majesty Alfred Diete-Spiff, cannot be forgotten when military officers who have traversed from military service to royalty are being discussed. The Brass king, who was born on Friday, July 30, 1942 at Nembe, attended Government School, Buea, Cameroon, for his primary education in 1947 and St Joseph’s Secondary School, Sasse, Western Cameroon.

He later joined the Nigerian Navy. His journey into the naval service started in 1961 when he joined what was known as the Merchant Navy. He had a good performance record there which prompted the Nigerian Navy to demand that he be transferred to it in 1962 for further training.
As he towered in his military career, Diete-Spiff later became the first military governor of Rivers State after it was created out of the defunct Eastern Region. As the governor of the then new state, he held office from May 28, 1967 to July, 1975 during the era of General Yakubu Gowon-led military junta. Diete-Spiff became governor at the age of 25 when he was a Naval Lieutenant Commander. This was probably when he started making striking records in history to have been appointed a state governor at such an early age in life. He retired as a Navy Captain.

Just like Diete-Spiff, his father, was a notable civil servant who worked as a postmaster and later became the traditional ruler of the Amangi people. In his case, Diete-Spiff became king of Brass in 1966

http://entertainment.nigeriannation.com/2015/07/24/from-barracks-to-royalty-6-prominent-ex-military-officers-now-royal-fathers/

Achievement:

He built the rivers state government secretariat the tallest and biggest government secretariat in the country apart from the federal secretariate in abuja. The rivers state secretariate complex is a cluster of about 6 nine storey building and the principal secretariat which is almost 20 storey high is the tallest building in the south south and south east of nigeria. The buildings beats out competition from rival lagos and kano. They are a highlight of the city and is located at it's heart besides the state government house, central bank, city council, house of assembly, high court..etc

2. The Rivers state sports complex which also comprise the present day sharks stadium