Int’l Women’s Day: Orakwusi, Ezenwa to host 2022 MMS Amazons
The chairperson of Nigerian Ship Owners Forum, Mrs. Margaret Orakwusi and a former Managing Director of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Mrs. Chinwe Ezenwa will host the celebration of the 2022 MMS Sustainable Amazons, in Lagos, next week.
A statement by Mr. Kingsley Anaroke, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) MMS Magazine, promoters of MMS Woman of Fortune Hall of Fame (WoFHoF) Initiative, said that as part of activities to mark the 2022 International Women’s Day (IWD) the body has selected some young and dynamic women to be celebrated as exemplary amazons.
He disclosed that MMS Hall of Famers’ Day, is meant to bring together all the distinguished women of substance who have been inducted into the MMS Woman of Fortune Hall of Fame over the years, adding that “this is done in commemoration of the IWD but equally serves as a platform to review their mentorship and humanitarian commitments to the society while networking with their peers and younger generation of women.”
The event themed; “Gender Equality Today for a Sustainable Tomorrow”, is scheduled to hold on Tuesday at Golden Gate Restaurant, Ikoyi, Lagos.
Anaroke further disclosed that the Chief Executive Officer of African Marine Environment Sustainability Initiative (AFMESI), Dr. (Mrs.) Felicia Mogo would be the Guest Speaker at the event.
He disclosed that the celebrants include: the Managing Director of Multimix Academy, Mrs. Oluchi Okafor; Managing Partner of Hudson Gee Nigeria Limited, Barr. Gloria Kanabe; Lagos Area Manager, National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Engr. Sarat Braimah; Deputy Director, Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Mrs. Margaret Ogbonnah.
Others are: Zonal Public Relations Officer, Zone A Customs headquarters, Nkeiru Nwala; Business Development and Relationship Manager, Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN), MaryEsther Ezeadi; Assistant Director, Public Relations, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Shielibe Abe; Head of Corporate and Strategic Communications at the Lagos Ports Complex, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Arit Nwokedi and the Executive Secretary of MMS WoFHoF Initiative, Mrs. Ifeoma Iloh.