Enugu most gender friendly state- WCI boss

By Chinenye Nnaji

The South East Zonal  Coordinator of Women for Change and Development  Initiative, Dr. Mrs. Gloria Chukwukere has described Enugu as the most gender friendly states in the zone.

Speaking when she paid a courtesy visit on the Governor of the State,  Mr. Sullivan Chime at the Government House, Enugu, Dr. Mrs.Chukwukere also praised him for the various developmental projects and programmes put in place to better the lots of women in the state.

She specifically mentioned his appointment of many women in various key positions in the state and the introduction of free maternal and child health care programme in all government owned health institutions in the state.

Dr. Mrs. Chukwukere recalled when she was a lecturer at the Institute of Management and Technology (IMT) Enugu some eighteen years ago and observed with satisfaction that the state had been greatly transformed and thanked the Governor for his good works to move the state forward and make life better for the people.

 She told the Governor that she was in the state as part of her sensitization tour of the zone to meet with the women, interact with  them and to discuss their problems, projects and programmes in readiness to their future endeavours.

 The South East Zonal Coordinator stated that the First Lady Dame Patience Jonathan, the founder and initiator of the programme has the interest of the Nigerian women at heart, adding that although the body is nonpolitical non-religion and non-patrician it has a lot of interest in the affairs of the women and Nigerians in general.


 She called on the women to use their numbers and work towards attracting more appointment and electoral positions to themselves come 2015 and contributes their quota in the fight against the current  insecurity challenges in the country.


Earlier in his speech, the Governor Mr. Chime pledged the commitment of his administration to the success of the programme and projects of  the women organization in the state.


Governor Chime who was represented by the Chief of Staff, Government  House, Mrs. Ifeoma Nwobodo commended the initiator of the  programme and the First Lady, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dame Patience
Jonathan for her good work and record of achievements in  the welfare and promotion of the living standard of women in the country.

The Governor reassured that his administration would ensure that women in the state gets their fair share in the scheme of things, especially,  in political appointment and other social service.


He therefore commended all the officials of (W4C and DI) Women for Change and Development Initiative especially the State Coordinator, State Zonal Leaders as well as local government coordinators and ward supervisors for their good works in translating the programmes and  activities of the body down to the grassroots.        

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