NIGERWIVES NIGERIA - LAGOS BRANCH

2017 ANNUAL REPORT

By President: Mrs.Lorna OPANUBI

 

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PREAMBLE: We are grateful in Lagos Branch to have held elections on February 3 this year, 2018, and elected a new Executive Committee. After our elections in 2017 we had a bit of upheaval as our President had to resign due to ill-health and I, as Vice-President, took up the baton to keep our Association going. Thanks to the support of all members we were able to sail through.

 

MEMBERSHIP

 

Lagos Branch has been growing steadily with an average of four new members per meeting. They are mostly young, upwardly mobile ladies from various countries. As at December 2017 our paid-up members numbered 70 but some members are still paying their 2017 dues.  We have over 100 registered ones on our Membership list.

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MEETINGS

 

Our Monthly General Meetings are held on the first Saturday of every month at Corona School, Mekunwen Street, Ikoyi. The average attendance is 45-50. Because of the peculiarity of Lagos, the city is divided into 4 Areas, namely Mainland (including Ikeja, Surulere, Gbagada, Ogudu, Yaba, and Festac), Ikoyi/Victoria Island, Lekki Phase I, Lekki/VGC/Ajah. Each Area in turn holds monthly or bi-monthly meetings. There is more interaction among members of these various Areas.

 

ACTIVITIES

 

We have activities at every General Meeting. These include Easter Egg Hunt, making of greeting cards, guest lecturer or guest demonstrating a new product, etc. We had our Annual Christmas Party organized by Mainland Area. We also participated in the Small World event held every February and the proceeds totaling over 1 million Naira were donated to the Braille Centre who made Braille Kits for Primary and Secondary School blind pupils and students. Some National and Lagos Exco members accompanied the Braille Centre Coordinator, Trustee Jean Obi, to distribute these Math Kits to recipients in Kings’ College in V.I., Pacelli School for the Blind in Surulere, Federal Government College in Ijanikin, and the School for the Blind in Agbowa, Ikorodu. We are sending pictures of these mentioned activities.

 

WELFARE

 

Two of our members experienced very serious fire incidents in their homes. One of them lost everything! We were able to offer them the necessary help and comfort. We were not made aware of any newborn but, sadly, we lost husbands of two of our members. We rallied round to give our bereaved sisters the necessary support. We visited some of our members who were ill and brought them flowers.  At Christmas time we gave hampers to some members and also to some staff of the Braille Centre.

 

NEW EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

 

Elections, conducted by Trustee Jean Obi with the assistance of Roseline Afolabi, Immediate Past National President, were successfully held on Saturday February 3, 2018. The following are our new Exco members:

1. Lorna OPANUBI               President

2. Ghanaughn BROWN         Vice-President

3. Sherese IJEWERE            Secretary

4. Lydia IDIMU                    Assistant Secretary

5. Tanya ODETOLA              Treasurer

6. Yvy EZE                          Assistant Treasurer

7. Chris ACHIMU                  Membership Secretary

8. Ludmilla ORESANYA         Assistant Membership Secretary

9. Toa ODUMAH                   Programs Coordinator

10. Lileah AKIODE                 Newsletter Editor

11. Pauline FERNANDEZ         Welfare Coordinator

12. Bryna UDUBA                  Ex-Officio Member

13. Elizabeth MARCUS           Ex-Officio Member

14.  Roseline AFOLABI           Mainland Area Rep.

15. Ghanaughn BROWN         Ikoyi / V.I. Area Rep

16. Vanessa BANIGO             Lekki  Phase I Area Rep.

17.  Pauline FERNANDEZ        Lekki/ VGC/ Ajah Area Rep.

Note that Area Reps are fairly permanent.

 

CONCLUSION

We are looking forward to yet another AGM in Uyo, the capital of Akwa-Ibom State, where we will meet our sister-Nigerwives from all over Nigeria. We are indeed grateful for our Association, Nigerwives-Nigeria, and will continue to work hard and support her noble ideals.