Akume to grace NILOWV National Annual Conference Nov 23
Oru Leonard
Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, is to grace the National Annual Conference of League of Women Voters of Nigeria (NILOWV).
Akume, is expected to be the Guest of honour, at the event billed to hold at the International Conference Centre, Abuja.
According to a statement issued by the secretariat of the Women’s group, the occasion which will feature the inauguration of the new National executive of the group will hold on Thursday 23rd November, 2023 by 10:00am at the International Conference Centre, Abuja
The new executive members to be inaugurated include Hon Irene Awunah-Ikyegh, President; Hon Chinwe Olarewaju, First VP; Hajia Fatima Zakari, 2nd VP, Hon Esther Matins-Adetoye, 3rd Vice; and Dame Veronica Ngozi Osuhor, League Secretary .
The statement signed by Dame Veronica Ngozi Osuhor, Secretary of the League, added that other activities of the day include fundraising for women empowerment, highlight of the goals and vision of the new leadership of the organisation, among others.
The League of Women Voters of Nigeria (NILOVW), is an all-female organisation founded in 1996 by Dr Esther Uduehi following the end of the fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, China, in 1995, to help women play a larger role in Government and Public Affairs in Nigeria in consonance with the Beijing Declaration and the Platform for Action. It was incorporated in October, 1998 as a Non-Partisan, non-Religious, non-Sectional, non-tribal, non-Sectarian and non-Profit Civic Organization with the aim of Empowering women Voters in particular and Defending Democracy.
The League is committed to attract to herself all females from the age of 18 years and above to enlighten and educate them on their civic rights and duties within the context of Nigeria and the power of their vote in building a better life and society, not only for the women but also for every Nigerian and the society.
The League’s motto is empowering Nigerian women both Politically and Economically for National Development.
While the League is an Advocacy/ lobby group, it is also essentially a grassroots project group and the project is to give women voice and power.
The objective of the League is to promote, in all its ramification, the empowerment of women, explore ways of encouraging and assisting them to develop economically by stimulating them towards entrepreneurial skills and hands on, as well as accelerating their representation and participation in community matters and in all arms of Government and Corporate bodies.
The League seeks to improve Government and impact public policies through advocacy, education and research.
The League has a global network as it seeks to reposition and empower women and perfect Nigeria’s Democracy through Voter education, registration, advocacy on citizen participation and election monitoring. We encourage active participation of women in Government.
The League organises Seminars and training Workshops aimed at educating Women and young girls on the power of the Voter’s Card and making them more assertive in voting out bad leadership especially in realizing the suffering of the Nigerian families that comes with such bad leadership.
The League also tries to create in them the awareness that the Nigerian Woman has an equal right and stake in governance as her male counterpart with the aim of raising women participation in governance from its present less than 10% to the 35% or more already negotiated even at the UN level.
