Wole Adedeji Ilorin
Wife of the President, Hajia Aisha Buhari, is expected, in Ilorin, Kwara State tomorrow (Tuesday), to partake in a conference to discuss the roles and contributions of women in the development of the state.
The conference, put together by the State government is themed ‘Cracking the glass ceiling: the story of Kwara women’ is scheduled to feature prominent women from within and outside Kwara, expected to speak on the strides of female folks, highlight their concerns, and discuss the way to mainstream gender.
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A statement from the office of the wife of Kwara Governor, Her Excellency Olufokake AbdulRazaq, said the meeting would also discuss the state’s socioeconomic and political milieu and beyond.
Dignitaries expected at the events include are Nigeria’s First Lady Mrs. Aisha Buhari; Kwara State First Lady’s colleagues from Nigeria’s First Ladies’ Forum; Minister of Women Affairs and Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Dame Pauline Tallen.
Others are Sadiya Umar Farouq, Special Adviser to the President on Economic Matters, Dr Sarah Alade; former presidential candidate Mrs. Sarah Jubril; and a Kwara Stare indigenous business tycoon, Hajia Bola Shagaya.
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Also, prominent serving and retired public officers/civil servants, including former Chief Judge of Kwara State; Justice Raliat Elelu-Habeeb; former Deputy Vice Chancellor of University of Ilorin Prof. Sidikat Ijaiya; and dozens of other female eggheads and entrepreneurs will be attending.
Former Chairman of First Bank, plc and business woman, Mrs. Ibukun Awosika will deliver a keynote address at the event while Alade Jubril, Justice Elelu, the United Nation’s Amina Mohammed and the National Missioner of the Ansaru-Ud-Deen Islamic Society of Nigeria Sheikh Abdulrahman Ahmad, among others will co-direct the conference.
