{News} HID Awolowo foundation to be unveiled September 19.
ALL roads lead to Ikenne, Ogun State, as a foundation to immortalise
the industry, sacrifice and commitment to humanity of Chief (Mrs) Hannah
Idowu Dideolu Awolowo, will be unveiled on September 19 at the
residence of the Awolowos, one year after her glorious exit.
In a statement signed by the Executive Director/Founding Member,
Obafemi Awolowo Foundation, Dr Olatokunbo Awolowo Dosumu, the
high-profile occasion is expected to attract a qualitative audience of
distinguished men and women across the nation and will be chaired by
Mrs. Ayo Obe, a lawyer, human rights activists and public intellectual.
As part of the grand ceremony, the HID Awolowo Foundation Advisory
Council will be inaugurated, while a commemorative lecture will be
delivered by Dr Joe Okei-Odumakin, a human right advocate and gender
empowerment activist.
According to the statement, “the HID Awolowo Foundation is being
launched under the aegis of the Obafemi Awolowo Foundation with the aim
of perpetuating the edifying legacy of Yeye Oodua HID Awolowo, the
character of which was complimentary and contributed significantly to
the success of the life mission of her husband, Chief Obafemi Awolowo.
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