Nigerian journalist appointed UTA Country President 

Princess Abigail Chinyere Amalaha, a publisher and award-winning journalist, has been named the President of the United Towns Agency (UTA) in Nigeria.

The UTA is a United Nations (UN) accredited and certified Non-Governmental Organisation with a consultative status as the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC),

Amalaha’s selection followed a rigorous election, interview, and background check by the UTA Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, based on her humanitarian efforts.

UTA Secretary-General, Tunisian-born award-winning Eya Essif who broke the news said that the current activities of the organisation are represented in 110 countries around the world.

This was contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Sunday by UTA Board Member, Dr Abubakar Jimoh.

The statement partly read, “The 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 in the areas of human rights protection, environmental protection, projects for irrigation systems, electricity supply, alleviation of poverty and attainment of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) in the country.”

Meanwhile, Amalaha described her appointment to the coveted position as an act of God and an honour to Nigeria and a big challenge for her to prove her mettle and show that Nigeria is capable of hosting the UTA and making the desired impact.

She expressed her profound gratitude to the UTA Management at the headquarters in Geneva and the Secretary-General, Eya Essif who gave her the necessary support and encouragement since her appointment on 18th March 2022. The UTA Country President in Nigeria also thanked her bosses for the confidence reposed in her.  (Courtesy, excluding headline, Daily Independent)