The Nkata Ndi Inyom Igbo conference themed “A Unifying Force in Peace-Building” will be held on October 24 and 25, 2023.
By Jeffrey Agbo
Regina Amadi-Njoku, a development specialist who served as an assistant director general and regional director for Africa at the International Labour Organization (ILO) with the rank of the United Nations Assistant Secretary General, will deliver the keynote speech at the third annual conference of Nkata Ndi Inyom Igbo (NNII).
The conference themed “A Unifying Force in Peace-Building” will be held on October 24 and 25, 2023.
Priscilla Otti, wife of Abia State Governor Alex Otti, will be the guest speaker, a statement on Sunday by the National Publicity Secretary of NNII, Nnedinso Ogaziechi, said.
Other eminent Nigerians from all across the nation invited as speakers are Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Senator Grace Folashade Bent, Prof. Chidi Odinkalu, Hajia Fatima Hassan Betara, Prof. Barth Nnaji, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, Prof. Kenneth Amaeshi, Prof. Joy Ezeilo, Prince Ozioma Ani and Prof. Chinwe Obaji.
Obi of Onitsha, Nnaemeka Achebe, will be the royal father of the day while Bianca Ojukwu will be the mother of the day. Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, the Ohanaeze President General, will be the special guest of honour.
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The governor of Enugu State, Peter Mbah, will play host to the organisation for this conference.
The conference, the association said, is an opportunity for the group which is a non-partisan, non-governmental organisation made up of Igbo women by ancestry or marriage to intervene as Nigerian women who are worried over the lack of peace, security and unity not just in the region but in the whole country.
“Nkata in Igbo language means conversation and it is a veritable tool for conflict resolution and is as old as humanity only that humans often underrate the value of conversations and dialogues. The motto of the organisation is, Partnering for Development They understand that there can be no development without security. The group having watched the men try without success to address comprehensively the issues of insecurity in the country decided to intervene through this conference by inviting development specialists and other eminent Nigerians to point a torch to how women have in history and presently continues to broker peace in families, communities and even globally. Development cannot happen if there is insecurity in any part of the nation. In global terms, women have won the Nobel Peace prize a record 15 times! That is significant!
“Women thrive better when there is peace. They are the major victims when there are wars and conflicts. It is not surprising therefore that they are the most successful peace makers in the world. Arms and ammunition and political brinkmanship do not broker peace. Dialogues do. So amidst the decades of insecurity that has affected the whole country and rendered more of the informal sector drivers of the economy poorer in their millions, Nkata Ndi Inyom Igbo believes that it is time for Nigerian women to speak up and loudly too in partnership with our men,” the statement said.