Friday, October 19, 2012

THE WALK AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

On Saturday, October 13, personalities from all walks of life gathered at Deuces Lounge, Adetokunbo Ademola, Victoria Island, for a walk against domestic violence. The event was hosted by Dotun (Cool Fm) and Labi (TVC). The programme kicked off at 10:45am with a welcome address by Olayinka Adamu, CEO, LWTZE. This was followed by a forum, which explains domestic violence in detail, its forms, causes and effects on the society. The lecture was given by Mr Akinteye Jonathan, CEO, Wealthsmith Global Services Ltd. Prof (Mrs) Mopelola Omoegun , Dean, Faculty of Education, University of Lagos, also gave a lecture on the way out for victims of domestic violence. She further emphasise on the need to kick against the occurrence of this endemic and devastating incidents collectively. After the forum, then the walk began from Deuces Lounge to Kuramo. Interestingly, celebrities like Femi Adeyinka, Tunde Ednut, and many others partook in the walk. This goes a long way to portray to people that Nigerians can come together and speak with one voice.
Some of the sponsors of the event were GT Bank, Lucozade boost, Power horse, Horlicks, Macleans and many more. LWTZE (Lady with the zoom effect) Concept is an event management and brand promotions company, owned by Mrs Olayinka Adamu, popularly known as Yeancah. Yeancah, a prominent TV presenter with soundcity has so far hosted a wide range of TV programmes like City Divas, Chat Room, Red Carpet Special and Top 10 Nigeria.

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