State of Origin: Anambra

Local Government Area: Awka South

Village/Town: Umueze, Amawbia

Nwogo Anenih is a distinguished Women Leader, an accomplished administrator and learned lawyer, a tireless and fearless champion ofthe cause of the oppressed, underprivileged, downtrodden and the marginalized in society. She was born in Umueze Amawbia in Awka South Local Government Area, Anambra State on July 6th, 1948.

Education
Queens College Yaba Lagos WASC 1966

University of lie (Now Obafemi Awolowo University) Ile-Ife. BA Education 1975

University of Benin. Benin City, LLB (Hons) 1989.

Nigerian Law School 1989 1990

Called to the Nigerian Bar 1990 Membership of Professional Associations

Member. Nigeria Bar Association

Member, International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) where she serves as the Stale Branch Chairman.

Member. Nigeria Institute of Management. Political Career and Mission to the People.

Deeply involved in the formation and co-ordination of organizations that are involved in the empowerment of women at the grassroots.

She is currently the National Women Leader. Peoples Democratic Party and Special Assistant to the President on Women Affairs.

Her role and involvement in Politics has ensured and maintained sanity, uprightness, decorum and fair play.

She is outspoken and clean lady of integrity and has been highly recognized in Christian circles as a faithful and honest lady.

She is a committed Christian with big heart for charity and philanthropic ministry which she heads in many places. Awards and Honours Mrs. Josephine Nwogo Anenih is a highly respected woman who carries herself with honour and prestige. Her carriage of self, valued of honesty and respect made her live a clean life. She is therefore picked out to be honoured with the Respected Title oi’IYOM exclusively reserved for Ladies of Quintessence and dignity. She is indeed a Respected Daughter (Ada Ndi Igbo) of the Igbo Nation.

Iyom Josephine Anenih has boldly and diplomatically demonstrated the role of a typical Nationalist she is both in her place of Birth and In Marriage. She is born Igbo married to Edo man a very special act of bravery and commitment by only those who believe in the Unity and Progress of Nigeria. Like the Biblical Queen Esther, Iyom Josephine Nwogo Anenih is married to an non-Igbo where she has used her goodwill. Igbo spirit of Oneness, spirit of industry, hard work, integrity, intelligence, respect for the sanctity and eternal values for families, earned respect from her matrimonial home. Her marriage to Chief Tony Anenih. A onetime Federal Minister of Works and Housing and currently, Chairman Board of Trustees of Peoples Democratic Party is not a marriage of convenience necessitated by political or war-time exigencies but by Igbo spirit of Love, and sincerity. She is therefore respected in Edo State as a distinguished lady.

She is thus another Igbo Icon in Diaspora projecting the image of her proud pedigree and ancestry. The marriage is blessed with brilliant and obedient children. She is challenged as an Igbo Icon to be reminded that her royal background and honourable ancestry is no longer what it used to be when she married and it is now being gradually and systematically dragged to the mud’. Like Queen Esther in the Palace, God has placed her where she is at a lime like this to continue to be an Icon and work towards the restoration of the Dignity of Man and the end of the marginal ization of her people.

You can add that I am an appointed member of the Anambra State Elders Council.  

A member of People’s Democratic Party,  PDP Board of
 Trustees.  

Chairperson Board of Trustees of 100 Women  Lobby Group. 

Chairperson  Board of Trustees of  Women in Politics Forum, WIPF. 

Member Board of Advisers of Nigerian Women  Trust Fund, NWTF.

Board Member RAISE FOUNDATION. 

Founder of Nkata  Ndi Inyom Igbo, NNII. 

National President Elderly Persons Association of Nigeria, EPAN.

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Her early childhood was in Jos and she was enrolled into Baptish Primary School Bukuru Jos. She eventually relocated back home to stay with her Senior Sister Late Mrs. Darpi Peter and subsequently with her paternal Grand Mother Miti Bata. She completed her primary school education at Marama Primary School in 1974. She got admission to Biu Government Community Secondary school in 1974 to 1979. She actively participated in sports while in Secondary school and was made the Games Perfect. After passing her WAEC she was admitted to Advanced Teacher’s College Maiduguri in 1979 to 1980 and then to University of Maiduguri in 1981 to 1985 where she obtained her B. A (Ed) English.

In 1984 while she was still in the University, she got married to her childhood heartthrob Madu Hamman who was then already working for a bank in Lagos. Therefore, upon completion of her degree from the University in 1985 she was automatically posted to Lagos for her one-year NYSC program and served at Eko Girls High School Okota, Lagos. In 1987 she secured employment with the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) as a Postal Controller and worked at the GPO Marina Lagos until 1993 when she left to joined National Maritime Authority (NMA) now Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) as Senior Commercial Officer. In her 27 years of Service in NIMASA she worked in various Departments among which are the Shipping Development, Research and Planning and Cabotage Services Department. She also served as S.A Special Duties to the Director General in 2007/08.

Mary attended several local and international courses while at NIMASA. These includes Anatomy of Shipping Cambridge University U.K. Human Resource Management Program University of Witwatersrand Johannesburg, General Shipping Management, Mumbai India, Managing Safety London, Shipping and International Trade, Albion College London just to mention few.

In her pursuit for self-development she also proceeded to do her Post Graduate Diploma (PGD) with Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) in 1999/2000 and subsequently did MBA Human Resource Management with Lagos State University (LASU) in 2003/2004. She is also a member of several professional bodies among which are Fellow Nigerian Institute of Shipping, Chartered Fellow Institute of Logistics and Transport as well as Female Representative in Council of CILT in2014-2016, and Fellow Emergency, Crisis Management Institute.

Mary is also a member of several Associations like Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA Nigeria) which she is the immediate past National President from 2015-2020, and onetime a member of the WISTA International nomination Committee, Association of Nigerian Women Business Network (ANWBN) where she is the immediate past Treasury 2018-2020, Women in Logistics and Transport (WILAT) where she served as the first elected Treasurer. She is also a member of Women in Maritime Africa (WIMA) Nigerian Chapter where she is a Trustee and was the first Secretary of the Association.

Apart from her professional life Mary is has been very active in the service of God. She has over the past years been at several times Church Elder at her local Church EYN (Church of the Brethren) Ikeja a choir member and Women Leader for the local Church Council (LCC). Currently serves as the Church Adviser for the Local Church Council (LCC) as well as the District Church Council (DCC) Women Leader and District Church Council (DCC) Treasurer.

On the home front, Mary has been a loving wife and friend to her husband Madu Hamman for about 36 years and they are blessed with lovely two daughters Miss Hyelni Hamman and Mrs. Hauwa Thomas, a son Madu Isaac Hamman, a son in-law Deonte L. Thomas and two grandsons Dean L. Thomas and Daylen L. Thomas.

Mary retired from active meritorious and unblemished service with NIMASA as a Deputy Director Cabotage Services on 2nd November 2020 after attaining the age of 60 years.

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In addition to the above, Eunice has attended various maritime courses and education seminars around the world. Following her attainment of a Bachelor’s degree from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Eunice began her career in Nigerian Ports Authority as a Personnel Officer at Tin-Can Island port Lagos in 1985.

During her time in NPA she rose through the ranks, holding strategic positions in various ports around the country – Tincan Island Port, Rivers Port Complex, and Onne Oil and Gas Free Zone. She attained the highest position at the port level when she was promoted to Port Manager and posted to Lagos Port Complex, Apapa port – the most economically strategic port in Nigeria. After serving as the Port Manager, Eunice was drafted to lead the Tariff and Billing department as an Assistant General Manager, where she retired after 35 years of meritorious service in 2020.

She is a member of various local and international organizations –  United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Institute Of Shipping Technology (Fellow), Nigeria Institute of Shipping (MNNS), Certified Institute Of Shipping (ACIS), Chartered Institute Of Logistics and Transport (MILT).

In her years at the Nigerian Ports Authority, she was the focal point Nigeria for United Nations Conference For Trade and Development (UNCTAD). She is a certified UNCTAD instructor in modern port management training program and was the UNCTAD focal point for Nigerian Modern Port Training and Management Program.

She has received numerous awards over the years including; ECOWAS Youth Parliament’s Icon of Humanitarian Service in 2018, The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport’s (Rivers/ Bayelsa States Branch) Award of Excellence in 2018 and Ahmadu Bello University’s Sardauna Platinum Leadership/ Award, 2017.  Eunice contested and won the election to become WISTA president for Nigeria in February, 2020, after serving as the Vice President of the organization for 4 years.

She is very passionate about the growth and prosperity of women in the shipping, transport and maritime space and this can be seen by the initiatives she has championed throughout her career and her WISTA presidency. Eunice is an active member of various local and international maritime and shipping organizations and is consistently seeking avenues to add value. Not one to rest on her laurels, Eunice is currently the Managing Director of Bono Integrated Logistics. 

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Place of birth 
-Katsina, Katsina state.

Schools attended
-Kaduna Capital School
-Queens College Lagos
-Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Bsc (Hons)Econs

-Worked in Habib Bank Ng Ltd
-Managing Director SupplyMart Nig Ltd

-President Jam’iyyar Matan Arewa 
-President Kaduna Capital School Old Students Association 
-President Rotary Club Kaduna Queens…the only Female-only Rotary Club in the world.
-Member National Council of Womens Societies Kaduna State. 

-Member Kaduna State Land Use and Land Allocation Committee 
-Member Kaduna Capital  School Management Committee. 

Since assumption of Office as President of Jami’yyan Matan Arewa (JMA) in December 2019, the Association has recorded significant milesones and has been repositioned to be responsive to uplifting the living standards of the underprivileged women in North and creating awareness on issues of national development and women empowerment in keeping with the core objectives of the JMA..

Among the numerous achievements Hajia RMS has recorded since assuming office  are the following:

Reorganised the JMA;
Created more chapters of the JMA in states across the country  that didn’t exist before;
Doubled the membership into the JMA;
Embarked on sensitization programmes to increase awareness on objectives of the JMA;
Took the initiative to partner with financial institutions e.g. Bank  of Agriculture(BoA), NIRSAL, Sterling Bank to enable less privileged women in the North access soft loans/micro financing for SME’s as part of the JMA’s women empowerment programmes;
In the same vain the JMA has recently initiated efforts on Skills Acquisition and Entrepreneurial projects in line with the JMA’s economic empowerment programmes;
Entered into Cooperation Agreement with International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) and provided office space to run a Legal Clinic and Counselling Centre on Sexual- Based Gender Violence all over Kaduna State;
Held series of interviews and campaigns against the increasing spate of kidnappings, banditary in the North and  Kaduna State in particular and it’s impact on Women;
In the wake of the COVID 19 pandemic, the JMA donated palliatives to women organisations and individual women;
Undertook political awareness campaigns for Women to be actively involved in politics and seek representation into elective offices .

Hajia Rabi Musa Saulawa is also a recipient of numerous awards in view of her achievements in various spheres and member of some notable committees including Education, Security, Land Use Allocation in KDS to mention a few..

She is blessed with 4 children and 4 grandchildren.

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She attended the St. Bernadette’s Nursery and Primary School Ibara, Abeokuta in Ogun State and later moved to St. Peter’s Primary School Iremo Ile- Ife in Osun State where she completed her Primary Education before moving to Our Lady’s High School Ile- Ife in Osun State for her Secondary education.

On Completion of her secondary education, she proceeded to Federal School of Arts and Science, Ondo in Ondo State for her Advanced Levels course before gaining admission into prestigious University of Benin, Benin City where she bagged BSc. Hons in Microbiology in 1986.

Since her graduation from tertiary institution, she had a Training in Corporate Planning and Strategic Management from University of Ibadan, Ibadan in Oyo state. She had other courses, trainings and attended several conferences worldwide and other academic qualifications which includes PhD in Communication Strategy L.L.U. Mission Hill University, California USA and Doctor of Divinity Honours in Theology from RHEMA SCHOOL of THEOLOGY Dallas USA {African Regional/ Evangelical Training Association ETA}

She has worked in upper echelon of several organisations, an astute Administrator, Brand analyst and she is the Executive Secretary to of Lagos State Economic Advisory team.
Yetunde is a goal getter, a trail blazer, Corporate communication Analyst and a seasoned manager. She has her name written in the sand of time and a member of several professional bodies which includes the following:

• British Council member
• PMI- Portfolio Management Institute
• NIM- Nigerian Institute of Management
• PEFCON- Performance Excellence Foundation of Nigeria
• CIPM- Charted Institute of Personal Management Fellow
• ICAD- Institute of Cooperate Administration Fellow
• AFZA- Governing Council, Africa Free Zones Association.

Dr. Mrs. Yetunde Akinluyi is a lover of God as well as a vibrant Evangelist, an objective analyst and Spiritually focused. These are some of her virtues that keep her serving in various capacities at the Diocese of Lagos, Church of Nigeria, (Anglican Communion)

She is a Diocesan Reader, the Lay Synod secretary, Diocese of Lagos (Anglican Communion) Also, she is a member of Committee on the return of missionary schools from Lagos state Government to the Anglican Communion, member Directorate of Capital Development Project, member Directorate of Media Diocese of Lagos as well as member of Management Board of The Mission to Seafarers MTS.

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• Accountant General of the Federation 2016- 2017
  -Became the women Leader of CSDN Coalition of The Sustenance of Democracy in Nigerian in charge of Kaduna, Kano, Katsina Kebbi, Zamfara, Jigawa and Sokoto (North East)
• A Programme coordinator at the Sokoto
  State Youth Welfare Development Agency from 2018-date
  -Appointed into the Governing Board of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council from 2018-date
  Hajiya Hauwa Muhammad is happily married to Alhaji Mustapha Mohammad, a retired Director with the Federal Civil Service and is blessed with two Daughters.

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