Desmond Elliot to speak at Light The Way

Nollywood star turned lawmaker, Desmond Elliot, is set to lend his time to promoting worthy causes.
Elliot, who is the lawmaker representing Surulere II Constituency in the Lagos State House of Assembly, will deliver a keynote address at the Light The Way, a programme which addresses “ending poverty, inequality and climate change”.
The event, which takes place on Thursday at the University of Lagos, is being organised by Save The Children, One campaign, Budgit, The Future Project and other organisations.
Also taking place at the event will be the launch of the remix of Strong Girl, a song by African female musicians seeking to empower girls and women to come out of poverty.
Strong Girl features vocalists Waje (Nigeria), Victoria Kimani (Kenya), Vanessa Mdee (Tanzania), Arielle T (Gabon), Gabriela (Mozambique), Yemi Alade (Nigeria), Selmor Mtukudzi (Zimbabwe), Judith Sephuma (South Africa) and new talent Blessing Nwafor (South Africa) while the video stars Omotola Jalade Ekeinde (Nigeria).