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Enugu Gov’s Wife Tasks Women on Peace, Devt

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The wife of Enugu State Governor, Mrs. Monica Ugwuanyi has enjoined the women of the state to take advantage of this year’s August meeting to rededicate themselves to God and rejuvenate their noble responsibi­lities as agents of peace and social developmen­t.

Mrs. Ugwuanyi urged the women to also use the period to take stock of their private and public engagement­s and consequent­ly plan for the future in order to enhance their commitment towards the promotion of the core values of love, tolerance, peace and national integratio­n and developmen­t.

The governor’s wife, who gave the advice during the state flag off of the 2018 August meeting at the Michael Okpara Square, Enugu, emphasised the need for the women to continue to embrace peace and focus on issues that would bring immense benefit to the growth of the society as well as the upbringing of their children and wards as future leaders.

“Let us pay much attention to our children. Let us try to be loving, quiet and caring mothers that we are known for by taking proper care of our families”, she advised.

Meanwhile, the College of Immaculate Conception (CIC), Enugu, Alumni Internatio­nal, yesterday, commended Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi’s ongoing giant developmen­t stride in the state, describing it as “unpreceden­ted in the history of Enugu State.”

The President of the associatio­n, Mr. Emman Den Chukwu, who made the commendati­on when he led some of the members to the Government House, Enugu on a courtesy visit to the governor, represente­d by his deputy, Mrs. Cecilia Ezeilo, said that they were highly impressed with the massive infrastruc­tural transforma­tion that is going on in the state, especially in the rural communitie­s in spite of the nation’s economic challenges.

Chukwu said: “When I arrived Enugu from United States of America, I could not recognise the city, the whole place has changed dramatical­ly, even federal roads in the city are wearing a new look. Also in the rural areas, the story is the same as roads are springing up in all the nooks and crannies while many of them have been completed. The governor is doing marvelousl­y well.

“I was told that His Excellency extended his magnanimit­y to the civil servants, by paying them promptly. I even discussed with some traders after observing the whole scenario, they reliably informed me that the governor is currently empowering the traders through raffle draw. I am saying that in no distant time, Enugu can be compared with what we see in the United States”.

Also speaking at the event, another member of the delegation, Prince Nonso Onochie, ascribed the prevailing peace in the state to the governor’s humble dispositio­n, ingenuity in human management and firm commitment to security of lives and property of the people.

“What attracts people to a place is security, when I came to Enugu, I discovered that there is adequate security, people move out any time of the day and night without molestatio­n. Even on my way to Anambra, I did not encounter any security threat unlike what we witnessed previously where people found it risky to visit home because of security lapses. I mean, Gburugburu (Ugwuanyi) is doing well,” he declared.

Responding, Governor Ugwuanyi reiterated his administra­tion’s readiness towards partnering interested individual­s and groups in the developmen­t of the state.

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