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From Fred Ezeh, Abuja
As a part of events to mark the 2024 International Women’s Day, the Conference of Civil Societies, have listed five women for recognition for their outstanding impacts to the society.
Adams Otakwu, Chairperson, Conference of Civil Societies, in a statement, on Thursday, said the selected women have had outstanding impacting on the national development landscape, enhancing the programmes and policies of the government under the Renewed Hope Agenda.
Otakwu said: “We celebrate Dr. Doris Uzoka-Anite, the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment for her commitment to driving inclusive growth and productivity of the nation’s economy, as well as commitment to policies and trade reforms that will sanitize the nation’s investment environment, thus facilitating multilateral and bilateral trade relations with other countries, resulting in increased domestic and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI).
“Similarly, we celebrate Hajia Hadiza Bala Usman, Special Adviser to the President on Policy Coordination, for her commitment to quality governance by performance across board, and developing deliverables as well as monitoring and evaluation of structures across ministries to address key priority areas of the Government.
“We also celebrate Hajia Aisha Dahir-Umar, Director General of the National Pension Commission (PenCom), for her commitment to reforms in Nigeria’s Pension Industry through vital innovations like enhancement of Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS), Micro Pension Plan, Payment of Outstanding Pension Liabilities, and Residential Mortgage Scheme, as well as growing the Nation’s pension Asset to over N18 Trillion.
“This is in addition to her determination to grow it further in the coming years in line with the Government’s desire to build a robust pension sector that will be a major booster of national economy and development.
“We equally celebrate Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) for her commitment to expanding the frontiers of NAFDAC nationally, and decentralization of food registration for efficiency as well as achieving public safety and raising health care standards thus safeguarding the health of the Nation
“We also celebrate Mrs. Olubunmi Kuku, Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) for her commitment to safety and security of services and facilities across airports, efficient operation of air transport, professionalization, capacity building, multi-stakeholders and civic engagement, thereby, developing air transport and allied services in the overall interest of national development.”
Otakwu expressed optimism that the recognition will encourage and inspire more of their contributions to national development, as well as showcase to the world that Nigeria has women of dignity and impact.
