AWLA Nigeria Parley 2025: Meet Our Guest Speaker, Assoc. Prof. Chidiebele Petronilla Ojukwu

Chidiebele Petronilla Ojukwu, PT., Ph.D, is an associate Professor of Women’s Health and Pelvic Physiotherapy and the Head, Department of Medical Rehabilitation (Physiotherapy), Faculty of Health Sciences & Technology, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus. She is also affiliated with other Universities within and outside Nigeria in varying capacities.

She obtained Bachelor, Masters’ and Ph.D degrees in Physiotherapy from the University of Nigeria Enugu Campus. Her professional career in physiotherapy spans over 17 years, and she has published extensively with over seventy (70) articles in reputable and high impact local, national and international journals.

Assoc Prof. Chidiebele is widely known for her coaching, mentorship and motivational speaking skills. She loves to mentor and teach women, youth and children in the areas of physical and mental health, life coping strategies, among others. She is the founder of Preggies & Mommas, an online community focused on promoting health among pregnant women and nursing mothers.

She is a member and former National president of the Association of Clinical and Academic Physiotherapists of Nigeria. Most importantly, she is a devoted Christian, happily married to her dear husband and their marriage is blessed with an adorable daughter.

This year’s AWLA Nigeria Parley will hold on the 27th of August, 2025 at Villa Toscana Hotel Event Centre, No 1 Aguleri Street, Independent Layout, Enugu by 110am.

The theme for 2025 AWLA Nigeria Parley is “Unleash Your Inner Hero, Strategize, Overcome, Evolve”.