The House of Representative, State of Mississippi in the United State of America (USA), has honoured an entrepreneur and author, Dr. Helen Oritsejafor for her outstanding and philanthropic contributions to the development and growth of the society through her foundation, “Dr Helen A Hand to the Needy Foundation”.

Represented by the Speaker to the House, Lataisha Mona Jackson, celebrated Oritsejafor with a congressional commendation and acknowledgement during a conference organised by the African Leadership Organisation, in Abuja.

She said through the foundation, she had been a stimulation of hope to millions of people with unique qualities of commitment for growth and development of lives.

According to her, the foundation has helped individuals with struggling businesses of both small and medium scale in the society affected by the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic, by providing highly intellectual business training, as well as financial support and start-up capital.

Through the foundation, she also extended financial support to the widows and the less privileged in the society.

The conference, which had the theme ‘The African Legislative Legal and Good Governance Conference’, was conceived by the desire to project the African story from an African perspective, focused on individuals and corporations, known for their legacy-based approach to leadership and rendering of effective and significant changes in the continent.

The conference was also organised with the intention to bring some level of solutions to how African leaders can address the challenges confronting the region.

In her remarks, Oritsejafor described good governance as a process of decision-making and how decisions are realised.

She said transparency and participation, among other factors, were ways by which the nation could effectively actualise good governance.

She added that the greatness of the country was determined by social justice, economic development and creating an enabling environment for businesses to thrive.