The minister of Women Affairs, Pauline Tallen, the permanent secretary, Ministry of Transportation, Dr Madgalene Ajani have been nominated into the 2022 edition of MMS Woman of Fortune Hall of Fame (WoFHoF).
Other women nominated are, executive vice-chairman, ENL Consortium Ltd, Princess (Dr) Vicky Haastrup; founder and group managing director/CEO, Techno Oil Limited, Mrs.Nkechi Obi; director, Human Resources Management, Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Mrs. Ada Okam; managing director, Tyse Oil & Gas Limited, Barr. Austina Igbokwe and the Commissioner for Transport and former Speaker, Anambra State House of Assembly,Princess Chinwe Nwaebili.
The minister of Transportation, Engr.Muazu Sambo is expected to grace the occasion as the chief guest of honour, while the chairperson, Nigerian Ship-owners forum, Lady Margaret Orakwusi, will chair the one-day event tagged, Dame Pauline Tallen: From Zero to Heroine Purple Symposium which has the theme as :“Women Arise in Leadership, SMEs Development and Port Efficiency in a Multi-Port Concept Age in Nigeria”.
According to the executive secretary, MMS WoFHoF Initiative, Ifeoma Iloh, the event is slated for Thursday, October 20th, 2022 in Lagos and it will feature speakers and a panel session as well as the induction ceremony.
According to Iloh, the theme seeks to review the place of women in corporate and political leadership in compelling notes and facts with a periscope on galvanising and positioning women to harness the potentials in small and medium scale businesses across sectors.
It will also x-ray how they can drive port efficiency in a multi-port concept age in Nigeria as they leverage on skills, professional knowledge and technology to remain competitive in work and market places.
She explained that this “Year’s event is being planned in honour of the Minister of Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Tallen whose political career trajectory seemed hopeless at a start with the position of a councilor, who later became a two-time commissioner and a two-time minister as well as deputy governor of a state in a stretch of years of hard work, dedication and perseverance.
She is a personification of hope for the upcoming, struggling female political leaders as well as micro and small business owners in Africa.
The theme speaker is the chairman of Zoe Maritime Resources Limited, Barr (Mrs). Oritsematosan Edodo-Emore; President of Women in Mining ,Hon. Janet Adeyemi will moderate the panel session, while a former General Manager, SERVICOM, Nigerian Ports Authority(NPA), Chief (Mrs.) Carol Ufere and Mrs. Rollens Macfoy, CEO, Ocean Deep Services will feature as panelists.
