THUR 03 MARCH, 2022-theGBJournal- Now in its 8th year, the annual DUSUSU Award that recognizes the measurable work of First Ladies and Gender Ministers from the African continent and Caribbean, held its first presentation for the 2021 recipients earlier today in the capital city if Nigeria, in Abuja.
It is the first time in the Awards history that a recipient has been so recognized from the country of Nigeria, in either the First Lady or the Gender Minister categories.
Presenting both the award itself and the citation document binder, the co-founders of the DUSUSU Foundation, 19-year-old Zuriel Oduwole and 17-year-old Azaliah Oduwole highlighted the work the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs & Social Development was doing, especially in the areas of girl’s education in their resettlement programs of displaced persons.
Receiving the award before a large and colorful gathering of friends, associates and two other cabinet Ministers from the Education and Trade ministries at the Sheraton Abuja hotel, Minister Sadiya Umar thanked the selection committee for recognizing her gender specific initiatives in the realm of her work as minister in the ministry. She added that her directors, project managers and associate leadership, are the true driving force, behind her success.
Minister Sadiya joins other ministers from Mauritius, Ghana, Rwanda, Jamaica, and Sierra Leone, who have received this Award, with some like Ghana receiving it twice.
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