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| First Lady of Lagos State and Chairman, Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials (COWLSO), Dr. (Mrs) Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, flanked by wife of the Deputy Governor, Mrs. Oluremi Hamzat (right) and Chairman, COWLSO’s 2019 National Women’s Conference, Prof. Ibiyemi Bello (left) with members of COWLSO during a Pre-Event press briefing for the 2019 National Women’s Conference tagged: Unlearn, Learn and Relearn: 21st Century Women’s T.H.E.M.E.S Perspectives/Approach at the Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre, the Secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja, on Friday, October 11, 2019. |
A total of 3,000
participants are expected to attend the 2019 National Women Conference (NWC) of
the Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials (COWLSO), Convener of the
Committee and First Lady of the State, Dr. (Mrs.) Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu has said.
Addressing a press
briefing at the Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre in Alausa, Ikeja on Friday, Dr.
Sanwo-Olu said all was set for the 19th edition of the annual conference which
would hold at the Convention Centre of Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island
from October 22 to 24, 2019.
According to her, “This
year’s conference by the grace of God will showcase 3,000 participants. We have
in the past had about 1800 participants; last year we had about 2,500
participants. We are hoping and believing God that this year we would have
3,000 active participants throughout the conference.”
She said the theme of
this year’s conference: “Unlearn, Learn And Relearn: 21st Century Women’s
T.H.E.M.E.S Perspectives/Approach,” was carefully selected after rigorous
brainstorming sessions, saying that it was designed to empower women with
skills to key into emerging opportunities being provided by the administration
of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu in the State.
“As it is the tradition
of the Conference to strategically empower women to contribute positively to
the development of the State and Nigeria at large, this year’s theme was
carefully selected in line with the vision and aspiration of the present
administration in Lagos State to bring about greater Lagos of our dreams.
“We have lined up very
eminent Nigerians and outstanding professionals to help our women come to terms
with how best they can key into the emerging opportunities being provided by
the government of the day in Lagos State,” she said.
Giving details of the
dignitaries billed to attend the conference, Dr Sanwo-Olu said the First Lady
of Nigeria, Hajiya Aisha Buhari would declare the Conference Open, alongside
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State, while his counterpart from
Nasarawa State, Governor Abdullahi Sule would serve as Special Guest of Honour
at the closing ceremony.
She said aside the main
theme, other sub-themes includes: “The 21st Century Woman – Build Not Born To
Influence The Society; Entertainment And Tourism: Prism Of Possibilities –
Tourism and Entertainment; The Total Woman; Entrepreneurship: Making Money And
More Money – Agric Entrepreneurship, Financing and General Trading; Mould A
Child And Build A Greater Generation; Healthy Woman – A Healthier Nation:
Maternal & Child Mortality; Development And A Healthy City – Creating A
Balance – Waste To Wealth, and Obey Traffic Laws,” among others.
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She added that as part
of efforts to give more women the opportunity to participate, the conference
would be live-streamed on various media platforms, while participants can
collect conference materials at Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja from 17th to 19th
October, 2019.
She said in furtherance
of the need to create more awareness, an Awareness Walk would be held on
October 12 from Ikeja Local Government back to Lagos House, Alausa from 7am,
while as part of COWLSO’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives,
she would pay a courtesy visit to the Children and Post Natal Wards of the
Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja also on October 12, to
identify with the babies on admission.
She added that there
would be raffle draw at the gala night of the conference with opportunities for
women to win mouth-watering prizes including a house, brand new cars, first
class return ticket, deep freezers, among others, while buses would be
available to convey particpants from the venue to Lekki-Ajah, Oshodi-Mile 2,
Agege-Iyana Ipaja, Ojodu Berger, Yaba, and Ojota/Ketu.
Special awards,
according to the First Lady, would also be presented to the Inspirational Woman
Of the Year and as well Certificates Of Appreciation to individuals and
Corporate Sponsors who have constituently supported COWLSO, adding that all
necessary arrangements have been firmed up in terms of logistics, security,
welfare, among others.
Besides, the First Lady
seized the opportunity to celebrate the International Day of the Girl-Child
which is marked across the globe on every October 11, assuring that the present
administration in the State would spare no effort to frontally address all
issues affecting the girl-child with the required vigor, zestfulness and
determination.
On her plans for women
in the State, the First Lady said concerted efforts would be geared towards
medical assistance, financial assistance to students especially through the
‘Adopt A Student Project,’ creating more awareness to women, building more
youth centres, and a lot of health interventions, among others.
At another environmental
sanitation exercise embarked upon by COWLSO to clean-up some streets in Ikeja,
the First Lady urged women to embrace the Blue Box programme of the State
Government, and cultivate the habit of proper waste sorting.
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