LUX TERRA & ONAIYEKAN FOUNDATION HOST WORKSHOP ON THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN PROMOTING INTEGRITY

 

Tuesday March 23 to 25, 2021, Lux Terra Leadership Foundation in collaboration with the Cardinal Onaiyekan Foundation is holding a National Workshop on THE ROLE OF WOMEN AND WOMEN ORGANISATIONS IN PROMOTING INTEGRITY AND SECURITY IN NIGERIA.

Among those present at the opening ceremony of the worksop which is holding at the Ajuji Greenwich Hotel, Gudu, Abuja, were Cardinal John Onaiyekan, Mrs Paulin Tallen, Minister of Women Affairs, Mary Beth Leonard, US Ambassador to Nigeria, Idayat Hassan of CDD, as well as Dayo Olaide, representative of the MacArthur Foundation, which is sponsoring the event.

Also present are representatives of the National Orientation Agency, Women Wing of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Federation of Muslim Women in Nigeria, NASFAT, National Council of Women Religious, Women Interfaith Council and Catholic Women Organisation, among the participating organisations.

Facilitators at the Workshop include Dr Maryam Lemu, Amb. Justina Ngwobia, Mrs Amaka Obi, Hajia Nike Abdulrahman and Dr Joseph Ochogwu.

Expected at the end of the three day workshop are concrete recommendations and workable strategies towards a more proactive engagement of women and women organisations in the task of building a more secure nation of greater integrity.