… Confers Maritime Amazons Award On Folorunso, Ufere, Odunayo, Others
The Face Of Maritime International (FOMI) has honoured the immediate past President of WISTA Nigeria, Mrs Eunice Ngozi Ezeoke as the 2024 Face Of Maritime International Role Model Ambassador.
The Award Honour was conferred on the Former Port Manager of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) at the just concluded 2024 FOMI Grand Finale tagged ‘A Night Of Beauty & Women Empowernment’ held in her honour in Lekki-Lagos to celebrate her personality, her virtues and achievements as an outstanding female maritime professional in Nigeria.
Recall that Mrs Dabney Shall-Holma, Former Director, Commercial Shipping Services of the Nigerian Shippers Council; Dr Mrs Fola Rogers, Former Executive Director, Human Resources and Admin of SIFAX Group; Hadiza Bala Usman, Former Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA); Hajia Lami Tumaka, Former Director, Special Duties of NIMASA; Mrs Mary Madu Hamman, Former President, WISTA Nigeria; and Mrs Rollens Macfoy, President of WIMA Nigeria were honored in this capacity between 2017 and 2022 respectively.
As FOMI ROLE MODEL AMBASSADOR 2024, Mrs Ezeoke is expected to play a role model to FOMI queens and all aspiring young women interested in maritime career; mentor up-coming female maritime professionals already in the maritime career path and support FOMI pet-project, called Girls-Go-To-Sea campaign (GGOTSEC).
Similarly, Face Of Maritime International has also conferred Maritime Amazons (MA) Award on the Secretary General of African Ship Owners Association, Mrs Funmi Folorunso; Former General Manager, Special Duties of NPA, Chief Carolyn Akum Ufere; and Current President of WISTA Nigeria, Dr Mrs Odunayo Boyepe Ani.
Other awardees for the MA Award include the Convener of Lagos International Maritime Week, Barr Mrs Tosan Edodo-Emore; the Human Resources and Crewing Manager of Melsmore Marine Nigeria Ltd and the Managing Solicitor, Trizon Law Chambers, Barr Mrs Foluke Akinmoladun.
In a press statement released after the event on Sunday, the Director of FOMI, Mr Sylvanus Obasi noted that the Maritime Amazons (MA) Award, a conception of Face Of Maritime International is designed to identify, celebrate and honour inspiring maritime women who have shattered the proverbial glass ceiling in their maritime careers and fields of endeavors.
Obasi added that the aim is to tell the uncommon stories of these uncommon women in other to encourage the younger generation of women in maritime career paths.
