By Funmi Olasupo

Songstress and Director-General of the National Centre for Women Development (NCWD), Lady Onyeka Onwenu, has been honored in the United States and Japan for her achievements in issues concerning Women in Nigeria. The DG was decorated as ECOWAS Female Parliamentarians Association (ECOFEPA) Ambassador at a ceremony in Abuja on the18 May 2015.

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ECOFEPA is a Network of Female Parliamentarians in the ECOWAS sub-region. In the letter conveying her nomination from the Bureau of ECOFEPA, she was said to have been nominated based on her “creativity, leadership, initiative, extraordinary service and passion for gender related issues.”

In another development, Onyeka will also be honoured by Amoize Magazine, based in Dallas, Texas, USA, in August 2015. The Award, according to the letter, is in recognition of the inspiring role Lady Onwenu has played over the years through her music, acting skills and advocacy around women and children issues.

“Lady Onwenu’s music has enthused unparalleled patriotism, preached love, peace and tolerance.” Amoize, is the African Lifestyle and Cultural Magazine set up with the goal of enlightening and fostering the reader’s passion towards the innumerable facets of rich African cultures.

In the same vein, the songstress is expected to participate in the World Assembly for Women (WAW), in Tokyo, Japan in August, this year. This is at the invitation of the Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe, who is also the host. The forum stresses the importance of a vibrant and growing society, and an enabling environment, where women can fully demonstrate their abilities.