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AWLO Launches Canada Chapter Amidst Glitz And Glamour

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5 years ago

October 6, 2019

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At last, the African Women Leadership Organisation (AWLO) has landed in Canada-and the launch at the posh Woodbine Banquet and Convention Centre in Ontario was a colourful and glamorous affair.

The event which attracted women from Africa, Diaspora and the Caribbean also featured the First Ladies Summit and the Vigor Awards. It was a wonderful night to behold.

Here is the full speech of AWLO Founder, Mr Elisha Attai “This is one of the most exciting times to be part of a driving philosophy and to be a member of the African Women in Leadership Organization Family. The clarity of our vision is not in doubt, the ideals we profess has stood up to scrutiny and passed all the tests of enduring legacies. We have come a long way since the dream first took root in my heart. From 2009 till 2019; it has been a satisfying decade of connecting dreams, aspirations, purpose, and empowering women in leadership, collaborations, and partnerships across the world.

We did not stop with women. Yes, you may question why? It is impossible to connect with women, and not get through to children, the youth and ultimately, the men. It is only the discerning that can fully understand the power embedded in the female gender. Only the wise can humble themselves to harness that extraordinary power. And only a select few can connect that power and direct its matchless force towards creating a future. Therein lies the secret of sustainability. A thickly corded thread woven in relentless pursuit and strategic focus.

As believers in the vision of the global champion for gender equality #UNWomen; AWLO strives to uphold the standards that create an enabling environment for every woman and girl to freely exercise her human rights and live up to her full potential. We work globally raising awareness through our programs to make the vision of the UN Sustainable Development a reality for women and girls. In advancing and positioning AWLO’s mission internationally, we have greater influence in building sustainable peace through humanitarian actions, and resilience through stability in a violence-free society.

We are witnessing an unprecedented growth across borders, changing mindsets and investing in human capital development. We have no choice, no alternative, but to continue walking the blazing trail where AWLO has created in courageous discipline and dedication. That is why we stand with you all, boldly today, opening impactful and rewarding alliances, building and reinforcing an unshaken foundation. We are not stopping. Our strategy is to expand further internationally as changing agents in the long-neglected ideals of instilling worth in our capabilities.

Focusing on empowerment for sustainability is critical to realizing our vision. The AWLO Canada Family has been created to do just that! This new family will help build your network across the world and give you new exposures to ideas, with access to professional development in your competencies. Do you know what your competency gaps are, and what experience you need to bridge them? AWLO is that BRIDGE! To be able to adapt, to leverage the many opportunities offered, your next level will be achieved through a partnership between you and a supporting team. AWLO is that TEAM!

There has never been a better time to consolidate on our giant strides than now; contributing directly to a restored future through sustainable platforms in the corporate world. Over the unfolding years, we strongly believe that our deepening competencies and broadening experiences will set AWLO on a path of empowered sustainability, leading to economic autonomy, income security, women leadership, and total eradication of gender discrimination. AWLO is certain of a future where women are overwhelmingly represented in political and economic decision-making processes.

I hope you find this brief speech helpful in understanding our journey and will guide you in actively supporting, generating and expanding our goals in whatever roles suited to your growing potentials.

Thank you all, for this amazing opportunity and the warm reception of a widening family bond. On behalf of the many branches of AWLO worldwide, our Board of Trustees, our Coordinators, our Regional Heads, our HeforShe heroes; we gladly welcome you into a thriving community of visionary go-getters, passionate builders, and worthy ambassadors where ideas and best practices are shared, new relationship is formed, and collaboration and learning is the norm”

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Breaking: Wike Plans to Attend Thursday’s PDP NEC Meeting

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2 days ago

April 17, 2024

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By Eric Elezuo

The immediate past Governor of Rivers State, and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, may have concluded plans to attend the much advertised National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of the main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), billed to hold on Thursday, in Abuja.

Impeccable source, who is in the know, told The Boss that the minister, whose membership of the PDP is yet to be revoked even as he frolicks with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), and serving in the President Bola Tinubu government as a minister.

The Source told The Boss that Wike’s impending presence at the NECeeting on Thursday is not unconnected with plans, already hatched with some governors, to weaken the opposition PDP.

“Yes, we have on good authority that FCT minister, Wike is planning to attend the NEC meeting tomorrow all in a bid to weaken the fabrics of the PDP, and pave the way for the continuation of the Tinubu administration come 2027, and by extension, relapse Nigeria to a full blown one party state.

“From every indication, Wike and his co-travellers, are bent on unleashing the same crisis ravaging the third force, Labour Party, and Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso’s Nigerian National People’s Party (NNPP) on the PDP for the APC to remain the only political party in the country, and ensure that Tinubu has no challenger, come 2027,” the Source said.

It would be recalled that Wike has boasted over and again that there’s no opposition against Tinubu’s re-emergence in 2027, and that they have made sure of that. He has been compensated with the Ministerial job after he withdrew support for his party, and supported the APC and Tinubu to emerge as national government.

The Source further revealed that in the attempt to actualize the intended one party state, a lot of funding is ongoing to ensure that concerned stakeholders are ‘settled’ handsomely.

Wike, prior, during and after the 2023 general elections, has been floating in between the two major political parties; the APC and the PDP. While he claim to still be a member of the PDP, he is functioning as a minister in an APC government, mocking the inability of his party to discipline him.

Political stakeholders have concluded that the outcome of Thursday’s PDP NEC meeting will determine the path Nigeria’s political trajectory will take, and that it may portend the end of multi-party system and political democracy if Wike succeeds in his plan.

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Bribery, Corruption: APC Suspends National Chairman, Ganduje

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4 days ago

April 15, 2024

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The All Progressives Congress ward in Ganduje, Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area, has suspended the party’s National Chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje.

The party ward legal adviser, Halliru Gwanzo, announced the suspension while addressing newsmen in Kano State on Monday.

Gwanzo cited allegations of bribery against Ganduje levelled by the Kano State Government as the reason for the suspension.

“We decided to suspend Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje from the party due to the seriousness of the allegations against him,” Gwanzo said.

Meanwhile, efforts to contact the Chief Press Secretary to the APC National Chairman, Mr Edwin Olufo, failed as his mobile phone was unreachable.

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Akpabio Commits to Collaboration with Tinubu, Governor Umo Eno

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1 week ago

April 12, 2024

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The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has stated his commitment to working closely with Nigeria’s President, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and Governor Umo Eno to ensure the delivery of democratic benefits to the people of Akwa Ibom State.

Akpabio stated this in his country home, Ukana, Essien Udim Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom, while briefing his constituents on the journey so far as their representative in the red chamber.

He assured the people of Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District of his commitment to their welfare in appreciation of their total support for him, President Bola Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in last year’s election.

The Highpoint of the constituency briefing was the distribution of over 10,000 bags of rice and other essentials for his constituents from the wards, to the local governments.

A statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Jackson Udom, quoted Akpabio as saying, “I am here once again, to thank you for standing by me, our President and the party, before, during and even after last year’s elections. I have come to say thank you and also bring Renewed Hope to you all.

“As the President is doing his own, the Senate President is also doing his bit and being complemented by the state governor, Akwa Ibom would be the better for it. We have finished elections and politics, we are now into governance. The governor of the state must touch you, because he is the governor of all the people in the state irrespective of political affiliation.

” As I am touching you now from the political angle, I will also touch the state without any political party affiliation. Most of the projects we are putting in place would be used by people resident in the state. Relax, things are getting better.”

The former Governor of the state, assured his constituents that his current position as the Senate President would be used for the development of the state in collaboration with the President and the Akwa Ibom State Governor.

Hear him: This Senate President is not the one that would be fighting the state government. I will collaborate with , I will collaborate with , to make the state better for us all. We cannot be out of government for a long time. You have to go to a government that carries you along”

Akpabio promised to work for his constituents and Nigeria with all his strength, noting that, “as the President of the Senate, I am for the Southern region and the entire country. I may not come here regularly to tell you what I have been doing for you, but you will be feeling the impact on way or the other. Our unemployed youths would be gainfully employed. I will construct a mini stadium in all the local governments in the district, for our youths to develop their sporting potentials. ”