Ebonyi Lawmaker Commends Gov Wife For Increment Of Women Participation In the present administration
By Joyce Onuora, Abakaliki
The Chairman of the Ebonyi State House of Assembly Committee on Women Affairs and social Development, Hon. Mrs. Chinyere Nwogbaga has paid glowing tribute to the wife of the State Governor, Mrs. Mary-Maudline Uzoamaka Nwifuru for the viable increment of women participation in the present administration.
Speaking to the commissioner for women Affairs and Social Development during her committee’s familiarization visit to the Ministry, Hon.Mrs Chinyere Nwogbaga said the number and leverage of women inclusiveness in government by His Excellency Rt. Hon. Chief Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru is commendable and then implored the Ministry to fashion out ways and programmes that will be more beneficial to the vulnerable women and children.
She noted the visit was aimed at knowing the areas in which collaboration could occur between the House Committee and the Ministry adding that the House Committee will always be on ground to work with the Ministry.
Adding her voice, another member of the committee representing Ohaukwu North, Hon. Esther Agwu said that the visit will concretize the synergy between the committee and the Ministry and the Ebonyi State House of Assembly.
Other members of the Committee including Hon. Godwin Abiri representing Izzi West, Hon. Igu Chikezie representing Ohaozara East and Hon. Oluchukwu Ukie Ezeali representing Afikpo North-East maintained that positive and progressive changes has occurred within the short term of the present administration adding that the Ministry has been up and doing it its activities.
Responding, the commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Chief Mrs. Felicia Nwankpuma said that Her Excellency Chief Mrs. Mary-Maudline Uzoamaka Nwifuru has made the Ministry to be a beehive activities adding that Ministry will not relent in its efforts on gender issues and maintained that girl child education and second chance initiative are part of the prgrammes that the Ministry has prioritized not leaving out family issues concerning men.
