Dr. Onyeagba who spoke at the launch of African Women Magazine which showcases rich African Cultural heritage and fashion and published by a foremost fashionista and female entrepreneur, Mrs. Ruth Davies Ibiamu.<\/p>\n
She hailed the publisher for her ingenuity in engraving her footprints through her African cultural fashion and launch of the African Women magazine and called on all African women across the continent to consciously imbibe and promote African rich cultural identity through their dressing, food, music dance among others.<\/p>\n
She stated that on the continental stage, the Aspiration 5 of African Union Agenda 2063 envisaged an Africa with a strong cultural identity, values and ethics; African people imbued with a sense of their fundamental cultural unity, a sense of a common destiny and African identity and pan-African consciousness.<\/p>\n
\u201cAn Africa where work is a key ethic and value, where women play an important role, and in which traditional and religious leaders, including the youth as drivers of change is recognized\u201d.<\/p>\n
Dignitaries that graced the occasion were wife of former governor of Imo state, Mrs. Nkechi Rochas Okorocha, former Imo State governorship candidate, Ugwumba Uche Nwosu, the Director General of NAPTIP, Dame Julie Donli, Federal Character Commissioner Representing Enugu State, Hon. Amb Ginika Tor, Timothy Nwachukwu President, African Union Agenda 2063 Ambassador, Chief Dr. David Ibiamu, a political stalwart and husband of the publisher, Dr & Dr. Mrs Catherine Akeredolu among others.<\/p>\n
The event featured the award presentation to Ambassador (Dr.) Elijah Onyeagba Nigeria\u2019s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Burundi for his painstaking efforts in promoting African Culture in Burundi and for his support to African women.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Wife of Nigeria\u2019s Ambassador to the Republic of Burundi and the International President, Leadership Education and Development Foundation (LEAD Foundation) Dr. Mrs Udo Onyeagba has called for the strengthening of African cultural identity, values and ethics as a critical factor for Africa\u2019s emergence on the global stage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12963,"featured_media":23865,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,16],"tags":[7,30,26],"class_list":{"0":"post-23868","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-culture","8":"category-news","9":"tag-apie-project","10":"tag-culture","11":"tag-news"},"yoast_head":"\n