Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has commended women of the state for the noble roles they play in the development of the state in particular and
Speaking during the flag-off of this year’s August Meeting for women held at Michael Okpara Square, Enugu, with the theme: “Women and children must be protected as a bedrock of our community”, Gov. Ugwuanyi stressed that women, worldwide, have contributed immensely in the development of the society.
The governor disclosed that four women were elected as members of the State House of Assembly with three serving as Principal Officers of the House, adding that his administration appointed women as Commissioners for Gender Affairs and Social Development, Finance, and Special Duties. Gov. Ugwuanyi commended his wife, Mrs. Monica Ugwuanyi, for the laudable roles she is playing through her pet project, Ugo’s Touch of Life Foundation and other children/women intervention and emancipation programmes.
In her speech, the Enugu State Governor’s wife, Mrs. Ugwuanyi, emphasized the need for women to take their rightful positions in the scheme of things in the state in particular and the country in general. Earlier in her remarks, the Commissioner for Gender Affairs and Social Development, Rt. Hon. Princess Peace Nnaji, thanked Gov. Ugwuanyi and his wife for signing the Child Rights Act into law and their tenacity towards the fight against gender-based violence in Enugu State, among other women-friendly programmes aimed at improving the living standard of women and children.
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