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Vanguard Newspaper 04 April 2019
Vanguard Newspaper 04 April 2019
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Vanguard, THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 2019 — 27<br />
continues from page 26<br />
Vanguard IWD: Women harp on<br />
collaboration, men<strong>to</strong>ring and inclusion in<br />
politics<br />
*Erefa *Uju *Helen Fausat<br />
*Foluke<br />
the political gaps.<br />
We need <strong>to</strong> take this issue <strong>to</strong> the grassroots—Uju<br />
Uzo-Ojinnaka, CEO, TOFA,<br />
Traders of Africa<br />
Interesting! good narrative! Awesome<br />
women with divergent views. I am looking<br />
forward <strong>to</strong> us implementing some, if<br />
not all that we have enumerated. I am<br />
<strong>to</strong> be part of the people who are saddled<br />
with the responsibility of redirecting the<br />
future of <strong>Nigeria</strong>. We need <strong>to</strong> take this<br />
issue <strong>to</strong> the grassroots and the enlightenment<br />
must begin in earnest.<br />
Women are not magnanimous<br />
politically—Mrs. Helen<br />
Ominiabohs, representing former<br />
First Lady, Lagos State, Dame<br />
Abimbola Fashola.<br />
I always say if you want <strong>to</strong> go <strong>to</strong><br />
Ibadan and you enter a bus going <strong>to</strong><br />
Port Harcourt, there is no amount of<br />
fasting that will get you <strong>to</strong> Ibadan. So it<br />
is important we begin <strong>to</strong> hold discussions,<br />
serious ones. My vision for<br />
<strong>Nigeria</strong> is the opposite of where we are<br />
now. We can take this country <strong>to</strong> the<br />
standard of the countries we visit on<br />
vacations.<br />
Take the bull by the horn—- Foluke<br />
Adebisi, Head HR, Wartsila marine and<br />
Power Services Nig. Ltd.<br />
The opportunities should be for everybody<br />
and women should take the bull<br />
by the horn. They should not be treated<br />
as second class citizens. They should<br />
be competent and bold <strong>to</strong> take concerted<br />
decisions capable of moving the<br />
nation forward.<br />
Women suffer if they fail <strong>to</strong><br />
change the narrative— Fausat<br />
Ibrahim<br />
Women need <strong>to</strong> stand up <strong>to</strong> their responsibilities.<br />
We do not need <strong>to</strong> sit and<br />
fold our hands. If we do not do something,<br />
nobody will do anything for us.<br />
We will suffer if we fail <strong>to</strong> change the<br />
narrative and do the needful <strong>to</strong> make<br />
<strong>Nigeria</strong> work again.<br />
Every woman should register under<br />
a particular political party—Faoziah<br />
Shade Gamu, Lecturer/Chartered<br />
Estate Surveyor and<br />
Valuer, University og Lagos<br />
We need <strong>to</strong> act as women and own<br />
our world. Every woman should reg-<br />
Faoziah<br />
ister under a particular political party<br />
<strong>to</strong> make a statement. Men are not running<br />
this country very well and that is<br />
why I said God made this country <strong>to</strong> be<br />
the woman’s affair. We need everybody’s<br />
contribution <strong>to</strong> move this country<br />
forward.<br />
We have <strong>to</strong> continuously expand<br />
our mind—Angela Okafor Chika,<br />
MD, Parkview As<strong>to</strong>ria Hotel, PAH<br />
We have <strong>to</strong> continuosly seek for<br />
ways <strong>to</strong> expand our minds. When<br />
you put a woman <strong>to</strong> task, naturally,<br />
she does better than the man. May<br />
be that is how we are wired.<br />
Nestle <strong>to</strong> step up stakeholder engagement <strong>to</strong>wards<br />
building sustainability<br />
The recent refurbishment of two<br />
primary schools by Nestle <strong>Nigeria</strong><br />
in its Ogun operational base is only<br />
part of a larger strategy <strong>to</strong> build an<br />
ecosystem around its businesses.<br />
Disclosing this <strong>to</strong> the media recently,<br />
MD/CEO of Nestlé <strong>Nigeria</strong> Mauricio<br />
Alarcon said the organization believes<br />
that the long term success of its business<br />
is dependent on nurturing thriving<br />
communities closest <strong>to</strong> its operations.<br />
“We therefore work with our partners <strong>to</strong><br />
enhance living conditions in the<br />
localities where most of our staff,<br />
suppliers and host communities reside.<br />
This is one of the ways we ensure that<br />
everyone connected <strong>to</strong> our business<br />
derives a benefit. We call this Creating<br />
Shared Value.”<br />
The recent handover of the refurbished<br />
facilities in two schools close <strong>to</strong> the<br />
company’s Abaji and Flowergate<br />
fac<strong>to</strong>ries underlines its efforts <strong>to</strong>wards<br />
impacting its fac<strong>to</strong>ry communities<br />
positively. The two schools, LEA<br />
Primary School Manderegi and NUD<br />
Primary School, Owode Egba are part<br />
of Nestlé for Healthier Kids (N4HK), a<br />
school-based nutrition education<br />
initiative supported by the Federal<br />
Ministry of Health and the Federal<br />
Ministry of Education. N4HK achieves<br />
its objectives by teaching and<br />
promoting healthy nutrition, healthy<br />
hydration, hygiene and an active<br />
lifestyle. The training and coaching is<br />
implemented in collaboration with State<br />
Universal Basic Education Board<br />
(UBEB) in Ogun State and Universal<br />
Basic Education Board in the Federal<br />
Capital Terri<strong>to</strong>ry (FCT). The program is<br />
reaching over 17,000 children and 350<br />
teachers in 30 primary schools. “It would<br />
be difficult for children <strong>to</strong> imbibe healthy<br />
nutrition and hygiene practices if the<br />
environment is not conducive for putting<br />
what they learn in<strong>to</strong> practice,” said<br />
Nestlé <strong>Nigeria</strong>’s Corporate<br />
Communications and Public Affairs<br />
Manager, Mrs Vic<strong>to</strong>ria Uwadoka. “It was<br />
therefore important <strong>to</strong> ensure that the<br />
children and teachers have access <strong>to</strong><br />
good classrooms, safe clean water, <strong>to</strong>ilets<br />
and handwashing facilities.” At the<br />
handover ceremony of LEA Primary<br />
School project which includes a<br />
refurbished classroom block, two new<br />
blocks of water system <strong>to</strong>ilets, a fully<br />
equipped playground, a borehole and<br />
two water fetching points in January, the<br />
children and teachers expressed their<br />
delight with the improvement <strong>to</strong> their<br />
facilities. “Our classrooms used <strong>to</strong> have<br />
holes in the roof where water leaked in<br />
during classes,” said Onyekachi, a pupil<br />
of LEA Primary School. “We put buckets<br />
under the leaking roof <strong>to</strong> prevent<br />
flooding. Sometimes we used the water<br />
<strong>to</strong> wash our hands. We are very happy <strong>to</strong><br />
have new <strong>to</strong>ilets and water because,<br />
before we had <strong>to</strong> go <strong>to</strong> the bush <strong>to</strong> ease<br />
ourselves. We are very, very happy with<br />
Nestlé. “<br />
The NUD Primary School project, which<br />
includes a refurbished classroom block,<br />
two new water system <strong>to</strong>ilet facilities and<br />
a borehole with water fetching bays as<br />
well as a fully furnished playground, was<br />
commissioned in March. In his welcome<br />
address at the handover ceremony, Mr.<br />
K. I. Keefa, Head Teacher of NUD<br />
Primary school said the project has<br />
contributed immensely <strong>to</strong> the overall<br />
development of education in Obafemi<br />
Owode Local Government Area as the<br />
school has been transformed in<strong>to</strong> a<br />
standard and model primary school in<br />
the community. He added that the<br />
project has also provided a befitting and<br />
conducive learning environment for the<br />
teachers and learners. The Executive<br />
Chairman, Ogun SUBEB, Alhaji<br />
Olatunde Okewole urged the<br />
beneficiaries of the projects <strong>to</strong> appreciate<br />
Nestlé <strong>Nigeria</strong>’s laudable gesture by<br />
utilizing the facilities judiciously and<br />
ensure that they are secured and<br />
preserved for continuous use. Towards<br />
the ecosystem objective, <strong>other</strong> initiatives<br />
include the endowment of a prize by<br />
Nestle <strong>Nigeria</strong>, with the Diamond<br />
Awards for Media Excellence, DAME,<br />
awards; as well as collaboration with the<br />
Lagos Business School for training<br />
Nutrition writers.