A South East socio-cultural group of women, the NKATA Ndi Inyom Igbo (NNII) will, on Saturday, August 21, mark its one year anniversary of its establishment.
The event, said to be via Zoom via Njenje TV, is with the theme: ‘Enhancing Women’s Participation and Partnership in Governance and Development’.
A release issued by NNII’s National Publicity Secretary, Nnedinso Ogaziechi, says that the event would be in three sessions over a few hours.
The senator representing Abia South Senatorial District and Minority Leader in the National Assembly, Sen. Enyinnaya Abaribe would speak at the event.
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The release also said that a few other Panelists would be discussing the various issues that are dear to the women as equal stakeholders in national development.
It said, “The vision of the group is to galvanise women across regional and religious lines to intensify the push for complimentary leadership that can help to facilitate development especially after the global economic crisis in a pandemic that has triggered deeper problems in all sectors of national and global life. This would be in line with the Motto of the group, ‘Partnering for Development’.
“The group seeks to let the impact of women be felt in all sectors of our nation from the family, regions to national levels. “This to Nkata would entail a revival of our valued cultures and moral ethos, a deeper socio-cultural impact, a better economic empowerment and good political inclusiveness that can fully help to maximize the capacity of empowered women.”
A former Minister of power, Prof. Bart Nnaji, who is chairman Board of Advisers of the group, would also be presenting an address. The release also said that the BOT chairperson, a former United Nations Assistant Secretary General, H.E, Regina Amadi-Njoku would address participants during the event.
Some other notable panelists during the event are identified as Taiwo Ajai-Lycett, activist citizen, Aisha Yesufu, Poet and writer, Fr. Angelbert Chikere, IT Specialist, Obianuju Kanu Ogoko, Financial Service professional Onyeka Akpaida, Spoken Word Poet, Dike Chukwumerije, Public Health Specialist, Dr. Stella Iwuagwu and Dr. Sussie Ayam-Okoro.
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NKATA is a child of circumstance according to the founder and president General of the group, a former Minister of women Affairs, Iyom Josephine Anenih. She feels that a year after the inauguration of the group, it is apposite to mark the one year anniversary of the group with an opportunity to invite Nigerians both at home and in the diaspora to a round table conversation giving verve to the core mission of the group – NKATA, which in Igbo means Conversation.
The group feels that as women, they must maximise their potentials both in families, communities and nationally. This the group believes is the only pathway to development that the country desperately needs.
This is the time for practical solutions, we all know the problems. Let’s have the Nkata.
