Nigeria’s civil society activist and renowned media specialist, Mac Imoni Amarere, has been re-elected into the International Board of ActionAid for a second three year term.
Professor Eze Nwokocha of the University of Ibadan and a member of the Board ActionAid Nigeria was also elected into the 2026 Global Assembly Organising Committee of ActionAid International for a one year term.
Amarere emerged victorious at the ongoing Annual Global Assembly of ActionAid International holding in Sevilla, Spain. 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.
He was first elected into 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.
Mr. Amarere is a Fellow of both the Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE, and the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, NiPR.
