By Emmanuella Oghenetega
Abuja- ActionAid Nigeria has announced the re-election of Mac Imoni Amarere, into the International Board of ActionAid for a second three-year term.
ActionAid announced also, that Professor Eze Nwokocha of the University of Ibadan and a member of the Board ActionAid Nigeria was also elected to the 2026 General Assembly Organising Committee of ActionAid International for a one-year term.
Amarere emerged victorious at the ongoing Annual General Assembly of ActionAid International holding in Sevilla, Spain. Stating, that he polled 40 out of a total of 51 votes cast by eligible country representatives from Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, the United States, and South America to beat five other candidates.
In a statement signed by ActionAid’s County Director, Andrew Mamedu, Amarere was first elected to the International Board in Madrid, Spain, in 2022, as the first Nigerian to occupy that position. “He serves on two important committees of the Board- the Programs and Human Resource and Organisational Development committees.”
In his initial response from Sevilla, Spain, to his re-election, Mr. Amarere, who was the Vice-Board chair of ActionAid Nigeria for six years until 2024, said it is another opportunity to serve humanity and contribute to the struggles for a more just world, a global system that takes into consideration the aspirations and needs of the poor, exploited, and under-served peoples, communities and regions of the world.
He promised to continue to push for bold and transformative policies and actions in global spaces that challenge injustice, create real change, and promote feminist leadership.
