DOM ZIMEGAPI
The emergence of Barrister Dame Julie Okah-Donli as the substantive Director General of National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons-NAPTIP few years has now yielded fruit as her activities so far had shown that President Muhammadu Buhari actually took wise decision in the appointment which has seen Nigerian returnees from Libya and other countries. The Bayelsa state born Ahmadu Belo University – ABU trained Law degree (LL.B )graduate , dame Julie Okah-Donli had visited several countries from Italy to other nations where Nigerians were been put into undeserving slavery and prostitution is a case in mind of how active and impact making an appointed office holder could work assiduously in effecting positive change in Nigeria. Today majority of the Libyan Returnees have been resettled since they arrived back to their various home states.
The Bayelsa state born lawyer is a Chartered Secretary and Administrator of England and Wales, a Chartered arbitrator, Auctioneer and a former Executive Assistant to ex Governor of Bayelsa State Timipre Sylva. She was once a staff of Securities and Exchange commission-SEC, and Mrs Okah-Donli was former Head of United Bank of Africa UBA trustees and she is author of a book on ‘Parenting in the 2st Century’. With the passage of her mother kidney health challenge Mrs Okah-Donli established Julie Donli Kidney Foundation. And she is well disciplined as her father as a trained Nigerian Navy officer.
Inside Nigeria Dame Okah-Donli has visited Osun State, Bayelsa, Rivers and other states (South-South) Nigeria where majority of the staff are working hard in reducing the rate of involvement of citizens in the illicit act of Human trafficking. She has visited traditional Rulers in various states of the Federation soliciting for their cooperation in eliminating trafficking in persons and allowing their children from being taken away to foreign lands in the false pretext of getting them jobs abroad, a situation that is seen as a decoy in luring them into slavery and prostitution for the female citizens.
The national Agency for the prohibition of Trafficking in Persons –NAPTIP that she heads has rescued over 13,000 Nigerians since 2003 when it was established to date as many offenders have been convicted. Good news coming is the fact that she has converted several juju priests that used to administer illegal Oaths on victims to now help work for NAPTIP in rehabilitating victims.
In the light of her achievements the Host and founder of Port Harcourt Comedy Club, Petroleum Engineer Angel Ishmael Attah popularly known as ANGEL D’LAFF will on Wednesday, 4th of July, 2018 Honour Dame Julie Okah-Donli at the Platinum Lounge of Hotel Presidential Port Harcourt Rivers state. The events of Port Harcourt Comedy Club takes place every first Wednesday of the month and this one of 4th July is a special edition tagged SPECIAL EDITION ON STOP HUMAN TRAFFICKING and Honouring Mr. President (M TAGWAYE).