Nigeria’s First Lady Hajiya Aisha Buhari on THursday said she would host the first National Progressive Women’s Conference in Abuja next week.
The conference would be held on 18 and 19, January 2022, at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, according to a statement by Abike Dabiri Erewa, chairman, Media and Publicity Committee of the event.
The conference, which will be attended by more than 1,000 women drawn from the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory, will address several topics including gender inclusiveness in politics and the greater role for women in governance will be discussed.
The Conference, which has “One Voice Uniting for Progress” as theme, is being spearheaded by the All Progressives Congress (APC) through Hon. Stella Erhuvwu Okotete, member of its Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) – Women Representative.
Aisha Buhari will deliver the keynote address, while the Vice President of Liberia, Chief Dr. Jewel Howard-Taylor, will share her experience as a top government functionary with participants at the conference.
The conference, which is scheduled to hold on the 18th and 19th of January 2022, at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, will brainstorm on ways to strengthen women political rights, address barriers to women participation in the political process under democratic systems and evolve strategies for getting them fully involved.
More than 200 leaders from the three tiers of government in the country and some prominent business women and captains of industry have confirmed participation in the Conference.
They will make presentations focused on inspiring and propelling women to greater successful forays into politics, governance and leadership roles in businesses.
