Women from all walks of life thronged The Prenuer Center, Lekki, Lagos, to celebrate the 2019 Candle Lighting and Induction Ceremony recently.
The event was organised by the Business and Professional Women (BPW) Clubs in the state. They are BPW Lagos Rubies, BPW Lekki, BPW Lagos Crystal and BPW Ikeja Golden club.
The opening remarks was taken by Mrs. Tinuade Ihama, member, BPW Nigeria, Board of Trustees. The Candle lighting ceremony was very significant to the organisation and it’s an annual event. The ceremony was coordinated by Mrs Ihama and Dr Keziah Awosika, another member of the organizations board of trustees.
Presidents of the different clubs and other members were called upon to light the candles one after the other.
“The Candles are symbolic and they represent the founding continents, Europe, Africa, members across the world as well as the suffering masses,” Ihama informed.
The highpoint of the event was the induction of new members into the club and this was coordinated by Mrs ify Osineme, BPW Nigeria’s first vice president. “We use this opportunity to welcome you all on board and we trust that this would be the beginning of greater things for all of you.”
A lecture with the theme: “Women, Mental health and depression was delivered by Dr Otefe Edebi, a member of Tranquil and quest medical team. He started by defining mental health and goes on to talk about the features of clinical depression, risk factors, types of depression as well as the risk factors.
