Princess Modupe Ozolua, CEO, Empower 54, a non-governmental
organization, has announced her decision to temporarily step down from
the Board of her NGO in order to focus on her assignment as Special
Adviser to the Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, on
Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs).
In a statement issued in Abuja at the weekend, Princess Ozolua said,
“This appointment is an addition to my contribution to serving humanity
and I am honored to work with the Deputy President of the Senate,
Senator Ovie Omo-Agege; who is a true statesman and philanthropist.”
Princess Ozolua has dedicated the last 17 years of her life to
serving humanity through her NGO, Empower 54, conducting charitable
activities in Nigeria, Democratic Republic of Congo and the United
States. In 2001 at the age of 27, she pioneered cosmetic surgery to
Nigeria and West Africa as well as arranged reconstructive surgery for
indigent children with cleft palates, etc through her Body Enhancement
Annual Reconstructive Surgery, BEARS, which later became Empower 54.
Explaining why she stepped down from the Board of her NGO, Princess
Ozolua further said, “This decision is to prevent any conflict of
interest as I am now responsible for initiating legislative bills
applicable to NGOs in Nigeria. Although I am still operating in the
non-profit space, this is completely different. Prior to my appointment,
the decisions I made only applied to Empower 54 and the number of
people impacted by our benevolence.
“But now, the contributions I make through the office of the Deputy
Senate President affect over 100,000 NGOS, INGOS, CSOs and about 200
million Nigerians. That’s a great deal of responsibility and I am
fortunate to be working with Senator Omo-Agege who is genuinely
passionate about achieving results that would eliminate the suffering of
Nigerians and advance the development of the country” Princess Ozolua
said.
[NIGERIA] Modupe Ozolua, now Adviser to Omo-Agege Steps down from Board of ‘Empower 54’
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