Senate confirms Lagos APWEN Chairperson as NCDC member
By Grace Alegba
The Lagos Branch Chairperson, Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN), Dr Atinuke Owolabi, has been confirmed as a member, Board of the North Central Development Commission (NCDC).
She is an engineer, philanthropist, educationist and politician and was on Thursday confirmed by the Senate as the NCDC member representing the South West Zone.
Owolabi, a multiple award winning engineer is a fellow of the Nigerian Society of Engineers(NSE), fellow, Nigerian Institution of Electrical and Electronic Engineers and member of several other national and international associations.
She has won several awards for various international and community development initiatives in Ifako Ijaye Local Government of Lagos.
She is the Country Representative for the Federation of African Engineering Organisation (FAEO)-Women In Engineering (FAEO-WIE, Nigeria/NSE).
She is the Industry Board Member of the College of Engineering, Covenant University and Inspector for COREN on UBEC Match Grant Intervention Projects in 36 States and the FCT.
She emerged among 100 Influential Women Professionals in Construction and Engineering Industry Awardees in 2021 by Construction and Engineering Digest (CED) Magazine, among several other awards.
She founded and currently runs three NGOs namely: Touch of Love and Lifting Hands Foundation, Wurvicat Solar Foundation and Wuraola Atinuke Owolabi Capacity Building Initiative (WAO CBI).
She was a former All Progressives Congress (APC) female aspirant for Ifako-Ijaiye Local Government Area chairmanship seat in Lagos in 2021.
She was the Convener of Coalition of Professional Women in Politics (COPWIP) and President of APC Professional Women Network.
Owolabi was appointed as the Director of Professional Women Directorate, Tinubu/Shettima, Sanwo-olu/Hamzat Independent Campaign Council, among several other political appointments in Lagos State.
She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from University of Ilorin, Kwara State and a Masters in Engineering and Management at Coventry University, United Kingdom.
She also holds an Award of Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) in Electrical Engineering and Technological Development, Honaris Causa, by European-American University, Commonwealth of Dominica Africa Operations.
Atinuke has also won several awards for excellence in various fields and humanitarian accomplishments of
her foundations.
The North Central Development Commission (NCDC) has the responsibility of addressing developmental challenges unique to the North Central states of Benue, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, Niger, Plateau, and the Federal Capital Territory. (NAN)
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