Sunday, 20 December 2015

Obama names Nigerian into human trafficking council

United States President Barack Obama has named a Nigerian-American journalist and Anti-human Trafficking advocate, Bukola Love Oriola, as a member of the US Advisory Council on Human Trafficking.
In a statement by the office of the Press Secretary, White House on December 16, Obama said he was honoured that Oriola and 10 others appointed to serve on the council have decided to serve the country.
“They bring their years of experience and expertise to this Administration, and I look 
forward to working with them,” Obama stated.
According to White House statement, Oriola, has served as an independent consultant, speaker, and author on human trafficking issues since 2009.

She founded The Entian Story in 2013, a non-profit organization which advocates for survivors of human trafficking and domestic abuse after her personal experience when she relocated to the US from Nigeria.

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