Wife of Anambra State Governor, Chief Mrs Ebelechukwu Obiano, has re-echoed the call for an end to violence against women.
Chief Mrs Obiano made the call during the 2020 Mothers’ Summit with the theme, “Sustaining the fight against gender- based violence”.
Addressing women drawn from the 21 Local Governments of the state at Dr.Alex Ekwueme Square in Awka, the Governor’s wife, who also addressed women from the United States of America through a Zoom life technology, Chief Mrs. Obiano, said society should be gender friendly and respect the rights of women.
She cautioned perpetrators of violence against women to refrain from the dastardly acts and turn a new leaf.
She restated that her CAFE empowerment program is aimed at touching the lives of women and the vulnerable, appealing to women leaders to be agents of sensitizing the people on the reality of Covid-19 and the need to protect themselves and members of their families by complying with directives like wearing facemask and social distancing.
Speaking, the Commissioner for Children, Women affairs and Social Welfare, Mrs Ndidi Mezue, highlighted the vulnerability of women and the need for all hands to be on deck to protect them from all forms of violence.
Mrs Mezue commended Mrs Obiano for her kind disposition to women through the CAFE initiative and other humanitarian services, and stressed the commitment of her ministry towards promoting the integrity of women.
In a speech, a former Governor of the Central Bank Of Nigeria, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, decried the spate of violence against women and encouraged women to rise in defense of their rights.
He urged women to take their destiny in their hands, commending Mrs Obiano for her women empowerment initiatives.
On his part, the Transition Committee Chairman for Awka South, Chief Leo Nwuba, spoke on the imperatives of women empowerment and the need to protect their rights and privileges.
In their separate remarks, the Transition Committee Chairman for Awka North, Mr.Ferdinand Onwuje, a former Commissioner For Women Affairs and Social Development in Anambra state, Dr. Mrs Ego Uzoezie, as well as wife of the Transition Committee Chairman for Oyi Council Area, Mrs. Nkem Nwadiogbu, expect all hands to be on deck to sustain the fight against violence against women.
Highlight on the occasion was Marchpast by women.
