Beauty Queen, Doctor, Entrepreneur, Now Author! Governor Godwin Obaseki, Guy Murray-Bruce attend the Launch of May Ikeora’s New Book

It’s not every day you see a beauty queen who has a Ph.D.D and working her way towards becoming a Professor. Today, we see such in the person of Dr. May Ikeora who is an ex-beauty queen, an academic, entrepreneur and now an author. She wrote this book following her doctorate degree and her first-hand experience working on human trafficking cases in the UK especially with victims from Nigeria. May also taught masters students, Modern Slavery at the University of Hull, UK.

On Monday, April 30th, 2018, Dr. May Ikeora Launched her book entitled “Bilateral Cooperation and Human Trafficking: Eradicating Modern Slavery between the United Kingdom and Nigeria”. The book presentation was hosted by the British Deputy High Commission through a reception to foster UK/Nigeria Cooperation to tackle Human Trafficking.

The book was supported by Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency (NIMASA), Keystone bank, Heritage Bank, First Bank, Fidelity Bank, Edilawani Associates, Eduplat and the Edo State Government to enable the dissemination of the book. The book was published by an academic Publisher called Palgrave Macmillan (a firm currently celebrating 170years of academic publishing). The event was well attended by key stakeholders including NAPTIP, DfiD, Lawyers, Judges, Unilever, Bank MDs, Governors, Commissioners, British National Crime Agency, NGOs and Rep from the Oba’s Palace.

The key message of the book is the need for partnership and international cooperation to stop human trafficking but mostly for the need to address those attitudes, cultures, social ills, laws and policies that foster this modern slavery. The book is available to purchase online on Amazon, Palgrave Macmillan website(free delivery all over the world), Springer (where you can buy the book even per chapter) or major academic book stores in major cities across the globe.

Dr May Ikeora and Guy Murray-Bruce

Ifie Sekibo (MD, Heritage Bank) and Dr May Ikeora

Dr May Ikeora at the book signing table

Dr May Ikeora and Chukwuka Monye of CIUCI

The Executive Governor of Edo State, His Excellency, Godwin Obaseki as Chief Guest

Miss Nigeria

A cross-section of guest

The British Deputy High Commissioner – Laure Beaufils and Dr May Ikeora welcoming the Governor

Dr May Ikeora giving her speech

Dr Alex Otti ( former MD, Diamond Bank and Author) reviewing the book

The British Deputy High Commissioner – Laure Beaufils welcoming the guest and speaking of UK/Nigeria Cooperation

Laure Beaufils and Dr May Ikeora

Dr May Ikeora signing a book for His Excellency

Judith Udu (Eduplat),Dr May Ikeora and Philip Uwumarogie

Dr May Ikeora, The former Governor of Anambra State, His Excellency Peter Obi and Dr Alex Otti

Book Presentation by the British Deputy High Commissioner – Laure Beaufils, Governor Godwin Obaseki, Dr May Ikeora (Author), Representative from the Oba’s Palace, Prof. Yinka Omorogbe (Attorney General of Edo State and Chair of the Edo State Anti-Trafficking Task Force)

Publisher Daily Times, Mr
Fidelis Anosike

Dr May Ikeora and Azuka Ogujiuba

Director Legal of NAPTIP receiving some donation buses from the British High Commission Representatives from Abuja

Speaker from Unilever

Laure Beaufils, Ike Chioke (Afriinvest) and Dr May Ikeora

Representative from the British High Commission Abuja

Governor Obaseki and guests during cocktails

Guest from DfiD

Taiwo Akerele (Chief of Staff, Edo State), Dr May Ikeora and Laure Beaufils

Reception

Pascal Anyanwu getting his copy signed

Dr May Ikeora and Temi Conde

Dr May with Obi Anyanwu

Brochure with thanks to the support of Organisations who care to spread the word that Modern Slavery is real

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