NCDC member applauds Tinubu, pledges innovations, collaboration for sustainable development
Dr Atinuke Owolabi
By Grace Alegba
Dr Atinuke Owolabi, a newly inaugurated board member of the North Central Development Commission (NCDC) representing the South West, has described teamwork, collaboration, and innovation as significant for sustainable development.
Owolabi, who was confirmed by President Bola Tinubu as a member Board of NCDC in June and inaugurated in August said this in a statement on Monday in Lagos.
Owolabi, the immediate past Chairperson, Lagos Branch, Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN), promised to bring her experience from APWEN for accelerated growth of NCDC.
She pledged commitment to contributing her expertise and networks to support the commission in delivering strategic interventions in infrastructure, health, agriculture and education.
The engineer, philanthropist, educationist and politician also promised to drive teamwork-based projects that integrate women and youths into the center of development.
She further pledged collaboration with government, private sector, professional associations, and community stakeholders to ensure sustainable impact.
She gave the assurance that she would foster innovation, renewable energy adoption, and digital inclusion across the North Central region.
Owolabi thanked Tinubu for the appointment which she acknowledged was a rare privilege and a profound call to service.
“This appointment is not about me alone but about the collective team that will drive the commission’s mandate,” she said.
She said the appointment would help her work with board members, relevant ministries and stakeholders, under the Renewed Hope Agenda, to deliver development to North Central region citizens and Nigerians.
“As an engineer and advocate for women in STEM, I have consistently demonstrated through my leadership of APWEN Lagos Chapter that teamwork, collaboration, and innovation are the keys to sustainable development,” she said.
She reeled out her achievements through APWEN Lagos, where she built innovation hubs, championed STEM education, mentored female engineers, and promoted digital skills and entrepreneurship among youths.
“These collective successes have strengthened my belief that development is best achieved when we work together,” she said.
Owolabi added that she sees the appointment as a joint mission while pledging to be a loyal, hardworking, and solution-driven daughter of the Tinubu administration.
“Together and by God’s grace, we shall transform lives and deliver on the Renewed Hope Agenda for our people,” she said. (NAN)
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