Ebonyi Gov’s Wife charge women on Creativity as she Partners Eudora Ibiam foundation to end GBV
By Joyce Onuora Abakaliki
The wife of Ebonyi state governor Chief Mrs Uzoamaka Mary-Maudline Ogbonna Nwifuru has charged women to be Creative, productive and useful in the society.
Mrs Nwifuru gave this charge, while flagging off training on Agro tech, in Echara, Ikwo local Government Area, and Uwana, Afikpo North Local Government Area respectively.
Speaking during the flag-off in Afikpo North, Chief Mrs Nwifuru said her office will collaborate with the Eudora Ibaim foundation in tackling issues concerning women and Children.
She also maintained that eradication of Gender based violence and other social vices in the state would be achieved through the collective oefforts of her team as she called on wives of the 13 LGAs and all stakeholders to support her in the mission.
The wife of the Governor who was represented at the event by Prof. Onyinkan Tasie appreciated the effort of Eudora Ibiam foundation stating that the life and times of the founder who was a Nigerian teacher, Midwife and missionary with her husband late Dr Ezeogo Akani Ibiam was a lesson she hopes to emulate to eradicate GBV
In their respective lectures, the resource persons Mr Arisa Ikechukwu Godson, and Blessing Ngozi Vincent and others gave tutorials on how to use their mobile phones to access finances and how to be productive in their farming. .
A beneficiary, Elder Iduma Aka-Ibiam thanked the wife of the Governor for all her efforts in supporting the indigents in the state.
Meanwhile, in Echara, Ikwo Local Government Area, The wife of the Governor who was represented by the cordinator, Mrs Ezinne Ngozi Nwode said the training will avail the beneficiaries an opportunity to learn useful things that would change their finances.
In her opening remark, the Cordinator of the program, Mrs Ezinne Nwode Ngozi, during the program said she was overwhelmed for the opportunity given to the people of Echara by wife of Ebonyi wife of Governor for them to be one of the benefitiaries of the program.
Mrs Nwode promised to be very active in coordinating the program and commend that in the next three months, there will be a change in their communities in enhacing greater in the Agro tech program
