Wife of Anambra state governor, Chief Ebelechukwu Obiano has
stressed the need for unity among Igbos.. Chief (Mrs) Ebelechukwu Obiana stated
this when she took her Women Empowerment Program to Neni in Anaocha LGA.
The Governor's wife identified unity as the cement that will
bind Igbos together and enable them to appreciate each other’s strength which
can be used to make giant developmental strides.Identifying women as the agents of change, she urged them to
live up to their responsibility of building good homes and virile society.
Chief (Mrs) Obiano reaffirmed the government's commitment to
empowering women economically so as to enhance standard of living of their
families and gave the assurance that her pet project, 'Caring Family
Enhancement Initistive' CAFE will provide garri processing machines, palm oil
processing plants, kernel cracking machines and sewing machines to women in the
ten communities that make up the council.
Earlier the Commissioner for Women Affairs Dr Victoria
Chikelu said that her ministry plans to use the Obiano’s wife Empowerment
Program to alleviate the suffering of women in the state and requested women to
identify the physically challenged amongst them to enable them benefit from
government's empowerment program for the less privileged.
Bags of rice and fertilizer were distributed to indigent
women especially the widows while the children got exercise books, noodles,
school bags and monetary gifts.
Speaking earlier, wife of the council chairman, Mrs Chioma
Ejiofor announced that 530 less privileged and physically challenged persons in
the LGA have been selected to benefit from the Obiano’s Empowerment program.
Mrs Ejiofor said that the women selected from the various
communities represent those that want to work but lack the wherewithal to do so
and gave the assurance that the provided resources will be put to good use.
The legislator representing Anaocha 1 in the Anambra House of
Assembly, Mr Ebele Ejiofor described the programme as worthwhile, identifying
it as a pivot of the APGA administration.
He thanked the wife of the governor for complimenting other
empowerment programs for women in the council area, requesting her not to
relent in her efforts to ensure good life for people of his constituency and
Anambra state at large.
Chief Okonkwo urged other well placed people of the state to partner with the present administration to ensure that the state develops fast.
The event was attended by state legislators,
President-generals of community unions and various women groups including
members of Nigerian Association of Women Journalists NAWOJ.
