Wife of the president, Aisha Buhari, and 6,000 other participants are expected to attend the 2020 edition of the National Women Conference (NWC), an annual event organised by Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials (COWLSO).
This year’s event, according to Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, wife of the Lagos State governor and chairman of COWLSO, would be held virtually from October 14 to 15, 2020 in line with Covid-19 regulations.
Addressing a pre-event press conference in Lagos, on Thursday, Sanwo-Olu said all was set for the conference, as necessary arrangements have been firmed up.
According to her, “Last year, we had about 3,000 participants physically. With the present pandemic protocols in place, we know that is not possible and so the NWC Committee decided that it will be virtual this year.
“In line with the guidelines put in place by the administration of the Governor of Lagos State that said we must have less people in a place depending on the size, we have decided this year that inside the hall, there will not be more than 100 to 200 people and because it is now virtual, we are expecting that if we have had 3,000 people, our expectation this year is that it might double the number.”
She said participants at the Eko Hotel Convention Centre physical venue would be minimal, while all Covid-19 safety regulations would be strictly observed.
“There will be a minimal number of dignitaries, resource persons and participants where the activities of the conference will be beamed live to the public.
She said interested participants could register through COWLSO’s website – www.cowlso.org.ng, adding that the registration fee has been reduced from N50,000 to N10,000 to give opportunity for robust participation.
Speaking on the theme of this year’s conference – “exploring the possibilities in a new world,” the governor’ wife said it was carefully selected and aimed at equipping participants with the skills and information to cope and stay above board in these interesting times when the world is contending with Covid-19 pandemic, which she described as unplanned, unanticipated and unprecedented health crisis in human existence.
