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JOSEPHINE ATABOH EMMANUEL Event Complex\nBoss<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n When\u00a0 you talk about beauty and brain, the name Mrs.\u00a0 Josephine Ataboh <\/strong>easily comes to mind.\u00a0 Mrs Ataboh<\/strong>, who is into Real Estate<\/strong> and a former Senior Manager of Unilever Nigeria\u00a0 Plc\u00a0 <\/strong>is the Managing Director <\/strong>of Emmanuel Event Complex\u00a0 Limited <\/strong>(EECL).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Emmanuel Event Complex, a top notch event centre in Lagos State which is strategically positioned at No 8, Balogun Road, Iju Ishaga is a large multipurpose conference; banquet and exhibition centre with a maximum floor space. It is often considered the event venue choice of affluent individuals, especially by those living in that area.\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n With state of the art facility and equipment, as the facility provides sufficient space to fit many exhibition stands, one is sure to have a wonderful time. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Centre has facilities for various events such as weddings, conferences, seminars, concerts, training, product launches and all types of events. The Hall is also fully equipped with kitchenette, conference room, standby generators, tight security and ample parking space.. The colour scheme and style of the hall affords the event decorator the freedom to transform the venue however they please.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Emmanuel Complex is also fully air-conditioned, its charm and ability to impress its audience make this centre one of the best in Lagos.\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n It is a great centre for national events from private meetings to press conferences and conventions. With skilled and highly dedicated team, adequate banquet tables and chairs, it has the capacity to please its audience and make them feel at home.\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n In an exclusive interview with TESSY MOORE<\/strong>, this hard working woman of substance , talked about her career, life, why she delved into hospitality sector and what makes Emmanuel Event Centre<\/strong> unique from every other event centers. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Excerpts:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n What actually motivated you to start an event center in Lagos? <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n I\nhave had passion for this kind of business over the years. I guess it is linked\nto the fact that I love to host people and watch them enjoy my hospitality even\nin the house. So it came naturally when I left paid employment. Lagos is the\n\u2018owambe\u2019 capital of the world I dare say so I believe it was a perfect location\nto set this kind of business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Why the name Emmanuel event concept limited?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n I\nWould say it was Divine. I had 2 options in mind; Dominion and Emmanuel where\nthe 2 names that came to my mind. But Dominion was already taken; Emmanuel was\nthe next natural choice. It later dawned on me that my only son also bears\nEmmanuel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n What facilities do you have to make it a great event centre?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n We\nhave 350 capacity banquet sitting, 400 capacity theatres sitting, fully air\nconditioned, uninterrupted power supply and well furnished changing room and\nsafe parking, amongst many others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n How long has your event centre been in existence and how expensive are your services?\u00a0 <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n We\nstarted two years ago which is still a thing of surprise to many because many\npeople troop in here to hold their events. And we are very affordable in fact;\nours is one of the most affordable when compared to our quality of services<\/p>\n\n\n\n . <\/p>\n\n\n\n What type of services do you render to your customers? <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n We\nare really into a lot of things. We are\ninto hall rentals, catering, decorations, cakes, small chops, video coverage,\ndrinks supply and chilling. We provide our customers with DJ and Live band; we\ndo bridal hair and makeup. We host your Church programmes, weddings, AGMs,\nbirthdays, anniversaries, seminars and workshops in fact, any occasion that\nmakes people come together is our joy. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n What are the challenges of running an event centre as big as yours?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n The\nmajor challenge is power supply. With a business as big as ours and the kind of\nindustry we belong to, constant electricity supply is needed. But thank God we\nhave standard stand-by generators that can carry all our equipment making every\nevent seamless and smooth without interruption. We are hoping to see a positive\nchange of electric power in this new\ndispensation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In what way would you say that your early background influenced the person that you are today?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n I\nwas raised by strict parents both of which were head teachers before\nretirement. So discipline was in sufficient supply. It was also a loving\natmosphere with so many siblings to play with and learn from. 9 of us from same\nparents! : Both parents actually had very strong influence on me. My mother was\nvery religious and made sure she instilled same into me and my siblings. My\nfather loved academics and ensured he did everything to give all his 9 children\nuniversity education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I was a very unique child. Not very friendly\nin my young age but because I was a beautiful girl many people were fond of me.\nMy mum and siblings always had to appeal to me ahead of time to smile at my\n\u2018admirers\u2019. But as I grew older I became friendlier and made quite some very\ngood friends along the journey. I was very good in English language and won\nseveral prizes through my primary and secondary school days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Your educational background?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n I\nhad my elementary education in Ubiaja and secondary school in Agbor, both in\nthe then Bendel State. I got a BSc in Microbiology from University of Benin.\nDid my youth service in Port Harcourt. I have an MBA from Lagos state\nuniversity and a post graduate certificate in Packaging Technology from\nLoughborough University, United Kingdom. I have attended quite a number of\nmanagement and professional trainings locally and internationally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n How did you get to join Unilever?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Unilever\nwas a place I always dreamt to work in, even while in school because of their\nnumerous lovely household products. It was by sheer luck and providence that\nthe dream eventually came true many years later. I was there for about 18years\nand left as a senior manager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I\nreally have fond memories of Uniliver because it was the only place I worked\nand I had quite a successful career with lots of local and international\ntrainings and exposure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Aside managing the event center, what else do you do?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n I am also into Real Estate<\/strong><\/em>. I deal in properties. I am also into mentoring of young females with the ambition to see them grow into Leaders in their chosen fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What makes Emmanuel event complex unique from every other event centers? <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Wow! Emmanuel event complex gives your event\nelegant and professional edge. It is equipped to host a wide range of events,\nfrom small meetings to large ones. H<\/p>\n\n\n\n ere,\nwe ensure that your event goes off without a hitch and can accommodate many\nguests in elegant style. First and foremost as you would have noticed our\nfacility is a very well designed *building* with all the accompanying comforts.\nwe take our housekeeping so serious that even just after an event, within a\nmaximum of 3 hours the place is clean enough for another event. I have driven\npast some venues day after event and see the whole place littered. you can\u2019t\nhave that in here. Also, I have this personal touch with all my clients. the\nfact that they have direct dealing with the owner of the business gives them\nthat Confidence that they are getting the best deal for their money. These are\njust a few reasons why eecl should always be your first choice selecting your\nvenue for that great event of yours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tell us about your family\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n I am\na proud and happy mother of four young adults aged between 18 and 24. m a proud\nand happy mother of four young adults aged between 18 and 24. To the glory of\nGod my two older daughters are already working while my \u2018babies\u2019 a set of twins\nare still in the university. We are a close knit family who believes so much in\nGod\u2019s faithfulness and put Him first in all we do.[Laughs]<\/p>\n\n\n\n How have you been coping over the years as a career woman and handling the home front?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n I\ntry to balance both worlds to ensure none suffers neglect. It is easier now\nthat I am self employed. When I was in paid employment I always needed extra\nhelp from nannies and maids because the children were much younger but now we\nare all adults.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Now that you are a business woman, which would you say is best for young married women, is it to work for them or to pursue careers in white collar jobs?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n I\nwould just say they should follow their hearts. I believe that the first thing\none must possess in deciding a career\/business is passion. Once you are\npassionate about something, you are more able to weather the storm when things\ndon\u2019t immediately start yielding the desired results. But one thing is not\nnegotiable. No woman should be idle. Every woman must have a means of\nlivelihood irrespective of how wealthy her husband is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What inspires you and keeps you going?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Generally\nseeing good results really boosts my energy. With regards to the business, I\nget very thrilled whenever I see the satisfaction on the faces of my clients\nafter successfully hosting them. I have built a personal relationship with a\nnumber of them and I feel really good about this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Are you a member of any social club and any chieftaincy title?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n None\nfor now because I needed to focus on building my business over the last year or\ntwo. But in the near future I will be open to join any group that gives me that\nplatform to give back to the society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You look very comfortable and robust, so when you pray, do you still pray for money?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Prayer is something we should never joke with\nwithout God what you think you have today can disappear in a jiffy. So, yes I\npray for more money, business, family and everything else that can make life\ngood for everyone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n What advice will you give to a woman about how to take care of her husband and marriage? <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n My\nadvice to every woman is that she must first love herself. There is a saying in\nLaw that you cannot give what you don\u2019t have. If you love yourself then it is\neasier to love others. If you love yourself you will know what you should not\nallow yourself to be subjected to. Also, do not try to be a super woman. Take\nadvantage of the support system which family and friends provide. Husband and\nwife should take care of each other as I do not believe it should be one\nsided. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" JOSEPHINE ATABOH EMMANUEL Event Complex Boss When\u00a0 you talk about beauty and brain, the name Mrs.\u00a0 Josephine Ataboh easily comes to mind.\u00a0 Mrs Ataboh, who is into Real Estate and…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":126476,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Josephine-Ahaboh.jpg?fit=671%2C597&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":133769,"url":"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/lt-gen-oladipo-diyas-wife-otunba-mrs-josephine-diya-is-70-ofofo\/","url_meta":{"origin":126466,"position":0},"title":"LT GEN. 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