Bridging societal gaps

IEducational background

attended primary school at Our Lady of Fatima Private School in Jos and finished in 1978. I then went to the Federal Government College, Jos, and subsequently to Narakuta Secondary School, also in Jos, where I finished secondary school in 1984. I then went to Usmanu Dan Fodio University and started off with Business Management before switching to English Language. While at the university, I was part of the Students Union Government (SUG). I was vice president at a time and after that I was the whole female hostels chairlady. So I happened to have friends in all aspects: everybody was my friend.

I graduated with a degree in English language1990. I was more on the heady side because I didn’t take nonsense back then. I had several courses and after that I started working with Afribank Plc.

Career background

I did my NYSC in Port Harcourt with Afribank. That’s where it started. It was a very enlightening time, getting to meet people of different languages, backgrounds and orientation. It was a really nice time, unlike the experience youth corps members of nowadays complain of.

Immediately after the completion of my NYSC, I continued working with Afribank. I worked with them till 2000. It was hectic because then I had children that were in their formative years and it entailed doing school runs and running other home errands too. But we made it work.

After Afribank, which I left willingly to take care of my children, I managed my father’s bakery because then he had retired. My family and I then relocated from Jos to Abuja. I then found myself working at the National Orientation Agency (NOA), which was an entirely different ball game because it was not like the banking sector. Right now I have reached the position of the Chief Programme Officer. It entails a lot of sensitization. The country as a whole needs that. It entails going to rural areas and telling the people what government policies are. This involves meeting with royal elders, chiefs and the like, so that they call the people and tell them these are people they should listen to.

As for Harteez Global Concepts, it is my baby actually, and it is more of a passion of mine that entails talking to young ladies and gentlemen that are about to go into marriage, with the high

I WAS MORE ON THE HEADY SIDE BECAUSE I DIDN’T TAKE NONSENSE BACK THEN.

divorce rate everywhere, especially in the North. My intent is to work with the government and work with royal fathers. I plan on going to meet other royal fathers to discuss this issue and reduce this massive divorce rate. Doing this, both parties...

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