From Charles Iteshi,Abakaliki
The wife of the Federal House of Representatives member for Ikwo/Ezza South Constituency, Chief Mrs. Mary Chinedu Ogah (Oso di eme), has distributed over 150 bags of fertilizer to women in Ebonyi State.
This gesture took place during the 2024 August Meeting of the Ikwo/Ezza South Federal Constituency, held at Central Nursery and Primary School, Agubia Ikwo.
In her address, Mrs. Ogah urged mothers and married women to foster peace, love, and unity in their families by showing respect and support to their husbands. She commended the First Lady of Ebonyi State, Her Excellency, Chief Mrs. Maudlin Uzoamaka Ogbonna Nwifuru (Ogbanku), for her exceptional leadership in promoting women's inclusiveness in the current administration. Mrs. Ogah highlighted the efforts of the First Lady’s foundation, Better Health for Rural Women, Children, and Internally Displaced Persons (BERWO), which has been instrumental in reaching out to elderly women and the less privileged in the society.
"Our First Lady has set a high standard for us to follow," Mrs. Ogah stated. "It is our responsibility to emulate her quality leadership and ensure that women at the grassroots are positively impacted. Today, we represent every woman at the federal level and celebrate their unwavering support and roles in their families."
She expressed concern over the negligence of some women in child upbringing and urged them to collaborate harmoniously with their husbands to achieve common goals. "Women are expected to be helpers to their husbands. They should give total respect, show genuine love, and allow men to take the lead in the family. A wise woman builds her home; she is the pride of her husband. She avoids behaviors that could harm her family or society."
Speakers at the event also advised women to avoid over-pampering their children and ensure that men are actively involved in their upbringing.
The event featured various activities, including a medical outreach, presentation of recognition awards, a cooking competition sponsored by Honeywell Company, dancing competitions, eating competition, displays of different cultural groups, the distribution of 155 bags of fertilizer, 36 bags of onions, as well as cash gifts to 31 wards in the constituency.
The celebration was attended by the wife of the Ebonyi State Governor, represented by the Commissioner for Women Affairs, Hon. Mrs. Felicia Nwamkpuma; Hon. Mrs. Euphemia Nwali, wife of the Speaker of the Ebonyi State House of Assembly, represented by Hon. Mrs. Margaret Ngozi Igwe; the Chairman of Ezza-South Local Government Area, Hon. Mrs. Chinasa Itumo; the Vice Chairman of Ikwo Local Government Area, Dr. Mrs. Ngozi Nwode, who is also the mother of the First Lady; and other dignitaries including Chief Mrs. Lilian Nwankwo, Princess Uzoamaka Sunday Nwankwo, wife of the Ikwo Local Government Chairman, wives of all the Coordinators from Ikwo, Adaikukuoma women, Ebonyi Women in Mining, and the Association of Micro Credit Institute of Nigeria, led by Hon. Mrs. Nweke Comfort.
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