Most respected senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and accomplished legal practitioner, Senator Daisy Danjuma, has been approached to be the grand patron of the first edition of Africa Fashion Week Nigeria in recognition to her support for innovation, creativity and economic empowerment of youth and women. The first edition of Africa Fashion Week Nigeria will be taking place on the 18th May 2014 at the Eko Hotel in Lagos.
The beautiful and supportive wife of General T.Y Danjuma, senator Daisy is an alumnus of Lagos Business School, a member of the international Bar Association (IBA), The Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) and International Federation of Female Lawyers (FIDA).
A law graduate of Ahmadu Bello University with over 35 years post calls experience as a Nigerian lawyer, senator Daisy began her career as state counsel in Lagos state Ministry of Justice (Department of public prosecutions). She has worked as legal counsel to legal aid council of nigeria, company secretary to the nigerian television authority NTA, among many other organisation spanning as far as financial sector. Continue After the cut.....
In 2003, she was elected as senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and has served on numerous committees, most notably as chairman of ECOWAS Parliament's Women and Children's Right Committee and as senate committee chairman on Women Affairs and Youth Development, She is also the executive vice chairman South Atlantic Petroleum (SAPETRO) limited.
Senator Daisy is globally recognized as a lawyer and lawmaker, and has a strong international media profile. As the Grand Patron of Africa Fashion Week Nigeria, she is a spokeperson, inspiring leader and ambassador for the organisation ; and alongside the AFWN team she has been assisting the growth of Africa Fashion Week Nigeria's profile globally.
'We are greatly honored and excited to have Senator Daisy Danjuma as the Grand Patron Of AFWN and we believe that she will assist in the extraordinary job building the profile AFWN worldwide. We have some of the best creative fashion talent in Nigeria but there are also needs to be platform that celebrate, support, promotes these creative talents, a platform that will contribute to its growth; that is what AFWN is all about. At AFWN we have the best understanding of how the Nigeria Fashion Industry can contribute to Nigeria economy, youth employment and improving the GDP, With people like Senator Disy on our side, we feel assured of realizing our visions for the Nigerian fashion industry' - RONKE ADEMILUYI, CEO AFWN/AFWL
For more information regarding Africa Fashion Week Nigeria please visit:
www.africafashionweeknigeria.com
For press enquiries contact:
info@africafashionweeknigeria.com
Designers wishing to apply to be part of the Africa Fashion Week London, August 2014, please contact: designers@africafashionweeklondonuk.com OR Visit : www.africafashionweeklondon.com
