The Obafemi Awolowo Foundation (OAF) is to unveil the HID Awolowo Foundation on September 19. It is to be dedicated to commemorate the life, times and legacy of Yeye Oodua HID Awolowo, an outstanding stateswoman who passed away on the same date last year.
The event, projected auspiciously as a high-profile intellectual occasion, will take place at the Ikenne, Ogun State home of the Awolowo’s and will commence at 12noon. It is expected to attract a qualitative audience of distinguished men and women across the nation and will be chaired by Mrs. Ayo Obe, a lawyer, human rights activist and Public Intellectual. It will feature among other events, the inauguration of the HID Awolowo Foundation Advisory Council and a lecture to be delivered by Dr. Joe Okei-
Odumakin, well known gender empowerment activist and human rights advocate.
The HID Awolowo Foundation is being launched under the aegis of the Obafemi.
Awolowo Foundation with the aim of perpetuating the edifying legacy of Yeye Oodua.
“In doing this, we are eager to ensure that the notable qualities of Yeye Oodua HID Awolowo, her statesmanship and perseverance in the face of adversity continue to inform the national architecture of values and character building,’ stated OAF.