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FIDA House opens in Abuja, Nigeria

  |  2021  |  September
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FIDA House opens in Abuja, Nigeria

FIDA House was officially commissioned on Wednesday, 29th of September 2021 in Abuja Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria It was commissioned by Her Excellency, Dame Pauline K. Tallen, Minister of Women Affairs, ably represented by Mrs. Funke Oladipo, Director; Women Development at the Ministry of Women Affairs, Abuja.

Prominent ex- national officers of FIDA were present at the occasion: FIDA International Secretary, Florence Amesiamaka; FIDA International Director, Ezinwa Okoroafor; past CVP & Regional Vice President, Stella Omiyi; past CVPs; past FIDA International Historian & Director, Mercy Agbamuche; past FIDA International Regional Vice- President (North and West) Africa, Chief Victoria Awomolo, SAN; past national and state branch officers; current branch chairpersons, secretaries and officers. FIDA Nigeria partners, donors, collaborators and friends also graced the occasion.

FIDA has continuously grown from strength to strength over the years, by the grace of God, through the effort and support of her members. partners and friends.

the Opening of FIDA House in Abuja, Nigeria
The Rep of the Minister inspecting the plaque commemorating the Opening of FIDA House in Abuja, Nigeria.
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Past International officers present L to R: Mrs V. Awomolo, Mrs Mercy Agbamuche, Mrs Stella Omiyi, Rep of Minister of Women Affairs, Rhoda Tyoden (CVP), Mrs Florence Amiesimaka, Mrs Ezinwa Okoroafor, Hajiya Laraba.

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Hauwa Shekarau
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FIDA mourns immense sadness at the passing of Hauwa Shekarau

The International Federation of Women Lawyers (IFWL), in Spanish Federación Internacional de Abogadas (FIDA) Mourns the sad exit of her United Nations Representative , Dr Hauwa Shekarau. This is so incredibly sad.

We have lost a true warrior for women’s rights, indefatigable, vibrant, inspiring and very resourceful.

Hers was a life of impact. Our heartfelt prayers to her family and FIDA Nigeria May her soul rest in peace and may we all be comforted in the lives she impacted and footprints left in the sand of time.

Adieu A Great Fidan!

Carolina Ríos Villota
Florence Adokiye Amiesimaka

FIDA MOURNS Exit of her UN REP

1.Sumalini Reddy A.💐🙏🏼💐 2.Yoghini Metta- Condolences 🙏🏻🙏🏻 3.S. K. Devi- 🙏🙏🙏Heart felt condolences! 4. Carmen- Cuanto lo siento..I recently Knowles, me comdolescens. 5. Bhavnagar Deviani- Very sad … condolences.. May her soul rest in peace. 6. Parliamentarian Shadhana- Deepest sympathies & heartfelt condolences to the family, friends of dear Hauwa & to all FiDA members around the world over the loss of such a valued & vibrant representative.RIP. 7. Petraeus M. Hadda- Adderley : Oh my! May her soul rest in peace.🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻8. Seemandini INDIA- Kerala Our most respected sister HAUWA was all pervasive in the Last FlDA Virtual Convention No person who effectively participated or involved in the last Convention can ever foget her dynamic presentations in the convention. I still cherish her vital deliberations suggestions in the FIDA Executive Committee meetings May her soul rest in peace May God the Almighty shower on the members of the bereaved family enough courage to bear the loss. 9. Afolakemi Adubifa- Dear Hauwa, may your gentle and kind soul rest in perfect peace. May light perpetual shine on you. AMEN.🙏🏼🙏🏼 You were a very loyal friend indeed. Goodnight. 10. K. Santhakumari -Shocking News! I can’t even imagine that our dynamic Hauwa Shekarau is no more. I am really upset by Jethlyn’s message(obituary announcementforwarded by Jethlyn). May her soul rest in peace. 11. Redmika Dep: Oh what a sad news! May her soul Rest In Peace. My heart felt condolences for her family and loved ones. 😥12. Subhra Panda:May her soul rest in peace 🙏🙏 13. Kavitha Gupta: It’s a shocking news! Heartfelt condolences to her. From Gladys Mbuya of Cameron -My dear sister and friend, you were a star. Stars don’t shine from the earth. You have gone to heaven from where stars shine. Continue shining until we meet to part no more. God has you in his keeping; we have you in our hearts RIP. 13. From Cris McCurley- I remember her well from Bangalore too and her passion . Thoughts with her family -Devastated, Rest in peace and power dear Sister! 14. Silvana- So sad to hear about our dear Hauwa. May she rest in peace. 15. Indrayani Patani-So shocking . Sincere condolences. 16. Afua – Oh no. So sorry to hear. May she rest in peace. 17. Chen Wenchi- Condolences 18. Siraya- What a sad news! How incredible, but it happened. May she Rest In Peace and I pray for her family. 19. Sheila Anish- How can a person with so much energy, inspiring and strong minded disappear like that? Can any one please explain what happened? 20. Hadassah- Oh nooooo!!! This is so sad. She was so full of life. May she rest in peace.

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