The ever-gorgeous ladies of #YourViewTVC were joined by a woman of many passions who is specially interested in women empowerment, development and promotion of of literacies.
Undiga Emuekpere is a dual qualified solicitor licensed to practice in (Nig. England & Wales) She is currently the Principal of Okamara Law and Consulting in Abuja and also the CEO of Read More House a library foundation dedicated to the creation of community library foundation dedicated to the creation of community libraries in rural areas and a learned company with expertise is in Fertility, Telecommunications, Contract and Tort law.
Why do you have license to practice in two countries?
“It’s about masking out your gifting’s. I believe that God created each person with a unique combination of abilities and capacity. Things you do without even thinking that other people struggle to do.
I believe that every human being was brought to this world to accomplish one thing. It might not be ground shaking but just one person, do one thing.
That I my core believe so I am very passionate about trying to mask out all the abilities and passion I have. So sometimes it looks like my interest are pointing me into a different directions.
Sometimes I tell God that, okay you gave me the ability to cook, what exactly are you wanting me to do with it? I love reading, I love teaching. I love being a lawyer, I like protecting people interest, I like advising people, what exactly am I supposed to be doing with this?
Sometimes I feel it an awful shame and a waste, like if I was given those things, there are supposed to be use for something and a lot of the things that we are blessed, the abilities that we have are meant for other people not necessarily ourselves so these are the things that drive me”
Fertility Law, what is that about?
“Fertility law is basically that area of law that deals with the legal arrangement that need to be sorted out when a person tries to become a parents through assisted means.
So the traditional way is that, a man and woman goes somewhere quite and after 9 months it’s a naming ceremony.
You know but sometime its not that way and you have to navigate the reality of infertility especially in an environment like ours that’s its more of a public drama. A woman carries most of the burden of infertility”.
What do a fertility Lawyer do?
“A fertility lawyer helps to make arrangement for adoption. It’s basically an area of advance family law but which is not very well known in Nigeria. So one of the things I do is,
- I advice intending parents who are going down the route of surrogacy
- I advise intending parents who wants to use donor sperm or donor eggs
- I advise fertility clinics
So basically at the end of the day, what do these people want? They want to become parents.
So I advice them how to do that within the confine of the law because there are a lot of people out there who pray for the desperation of people who have fertility issues and that’s pone of the reason why I said, I must come for this show.
To let people know that in the midst of your depression and misery, don’t just consult a doctor consult a lawyer so that you don’t fall prey an d also have the right documentation.”
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