A Nigerian publisher and an award-winning journalist, Princess Amalaha, has been appointed as the President of United Towns Agency (UTA) in Nigeria.<\/p>\n
The UTA is a United Nations accredited non-governmental organisation with consultative status of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).<\/p>\n
A statement by UTA board member, Dr Abubakar Jimoh on Monday, said that Amalaha\u2019s appointment came on the heels of a rigorous process of election, interviews and background checks of her humanitarian works.<\/p>\n
According to him, these are conducted by the UTA headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.<\/p>\n
\u201cUTA Secretary-General, Eyah Essif, who broke the news said that the current activities of the organisation are represented in 110 countries around the world.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe immediate task before Princess Amalaha is to establish a full fledged office of UTA in Nigeria and commence operations on the implementation of various charity works and humanitarian projects of the UN NGO.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe task also include human rights protection, environmental protection, projects for irrigation system, electricity supply, alleviation of poverty and attainment of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) in the country,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Amalaha, who described her appointment as an act of God and an honour to Nigeria, noted that it was a big challenge for her to prove her mettle and show that Nigeria is capable of hosting UTA to make the desired impact.<\/p>\n
She expressed her profound gratitude to the UTA management and the secretary-general for their support and encouragement since her appointment on March 18.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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