The Deputy Executive Director, of Nigeria\u2019s foremost advocacy non-governmental organization, Environmental Rights Action\/Friends of the Earth, Nigeria, Mariann Bassey-Orovwuje, is among this year\u2019s proud listees of \u201cNigeria Women Annual 100 Leading Women.\u201d<\/p>\n
This year\u2019s sterling list of Nigeria\u2019s foremost women leaders is a mixed grill of tech experts, pastors, politicians, teachers, activists, development practitioners, and C-Suite corporate leaders and it includes notable women such as Her Excellency, Ambassador Mrs. Christy Mbonu, Dr. Hadiza Balarabe, the incumbent deputy governor of Kaduna State, Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed, a senator representing Adamawa Central senatorial district in the 9th Assembly, and, Madam Ireti Kingibe, Senator-Elect representing Federal Captial Territory<\/p>\n
In the previous editions, the DG, WTO Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala; the UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed; Chimamanda Adichie; Her Lordship, Justice Mary Odili; the Cross River Chief Judge, Her Lordship, Justice Akon Ikpeme; and former National Assembly member, Hon. Ambassador Nkoyo Toyo were among distinguished women listed.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Nigeria Women Annual: 100 Leading Women\u201d is the premier qualitative profiling of phenomenal women in Nigeria who have contributed to the development of Nigeria and the world.<\/p>\n
It is a gender-specific biographical compendium that responds to existing gender gaps in Nigeria\u2019s biographical documentation and leadership.<\/p>\n
The current edition is said to be the most qualitative biographical profile of Nigeria\u2019s most inspirational and influential women whose work will contribute to shaping Nigeria\u2019s collective history in 2023.<\/p>\n
Now in its sixth year, this compendium is published annually to commemorate International Women\u2019s Day, March 8, and will run on www.livesmagazine.ng, the project media partners<\/p>\n
In a joint statement by the Executive Director of Gender Perspective, Tammie Edet kammonke; and the CEO of Profiles & Biographies, Kammonke Abam, they said, \u201cin publishing this compendium every year, we envision that we will continue to contribute to gender equality and women empowerment advocacy efforts towards filling the yawning gender gap in the leadership of Nigeria\u201d.<\/p>\n
According to them, documenting the accomplishments of outstanding Nigerian women and making women visible is a key objective of the \u201cNigeria Women Annual: 100 Leading Women\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs in the previous editions, the array of women who made the list this year all have stories that are inspirational; which we hope, will inspire readers, especially young girls, and boys, who constitute our primary target\u201d, the statement adds<\/p>\n
They revealed that the book which is in both digital and hard copy versions would be on sale on Amazon and can also be purchased directly from the Publishers, Profiles & Biographies from March 8, 2023<\/p>\n
Mariann Bassey \u2013Orovwuje is a Lawyer, as well as an environmental, human, and food rights advocate. She is an incredible, resilient, knowledgable, and focused food sovereignty campaigner and a frontline Amazon against the onslaught of biotech companies and their local agents on the seeds and food systems of Nigeria and Africa at large.<\/p>\n
She is also the Coordinator of Friends of the Earth Africa\u2019s Food Sovereignty Program. In addition, she is on the Friends of the International Steering Committee Food Sovereignty Program. \t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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