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| Stephanie Linus |
The United
States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the National
Democratic Institute (NDI), a US-based International Agency, on September
1st 2015, announced A-list actress, producer and director Stephanie Linus
as the Ambassador for the ‘Stop Violence Against Women In Elections’ Campaign.
A
statement sent to Daylight.ng by the leading thespian stated that her formal
presentation as an ambassador recently took place at the Transcorp Hilton
Hotel, Abuja. The event was attended by the Acting INEC Chairman Hajiya
Amina Zakari, the former Deputy Governor of Plateau state Mrs Pauline
Tallen, the NDI Country Director Jasper Veen, the Team Leader of
Democracy and Governance USAID Blair King, a representative of the
Inspector General of Police Solomon Arase amongst others.
Stop-VAWIE (Violence Against Women In
Elections) Campaign is a project that seeks to create public awareness on
various forms of violence against women before, during and after elections in
Nigeria, which often militates their active participation in the electoral
process.
This
project which is funded by the USAID is an initiative of the NDI in partnership
with the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA). Ahead of the
Kogi and Bayelsa gubernatorial elections, Stephanie as an ambassador will
create awareness around the project and elicit the support of different
segments of society to report cases of violence against women and bring an end
to this menace.
Stephanie,
who is very passionate about the cause and happy to be an ambassador, pledged
her full support to the campaign.
“I
pledge my full support, my voice and everything within my capacity to make sure
that these issues are brought to light and to help educate people about this
violence and see ways we can put an end to it so that we can have a better
society for ourselves and the future generation.”
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