Shades of Us at the 2025 Gender and Inclusion Summit

Ramatu Ada Ochekliye, Founder, Shades of Us, at the 2025 Gender and Inclusion Summit

By Ramatu Ada Ochekliye

On September 4, 2025, I walked into the Transcorp Hilton in Abuja for what has become an annual pilgrimage—the Gender and Inclusion Summit hosted by the Policy Innovation Centre (PIC). This year marked my third time attending since 2023, and just like the previous years, I was eager to immerse myself in conversations that matter deeply to me.