3rd Year Anniversary:Obaseki celebrates contributions of Women to success of his administration
Sat Nov 09, 2019 06:53:am National
1.4K By Afam Jude Offor
Edo women on Friday, stormed the University of Benin Sports Complex
for a one day summit, to celebrate women and their contributions to the
achievements of The Edo State Government.
The Edo Women Summit, is part
of the events lined up to mark the 3rd year anniversary of the Obaseki
led administration.The event kicked off with a march past from the
Nigerian Police Force that held viewers spell bound.
Thereafter,
the novelty match between female teams that saw the First lady take the
first kick. The match which lasted forty minutes ended in an 8-0 win
for the Edo Female Youth Footbal Club against the Focus Football Club.
Another
match past followed, this time the women from ⁹the 18 LGA's in the
State were competing. The women dressed in colourful costumes spiced the
match with dance and rich display of their cultural heritage, whilst
waving four fingers of each hand in the air to show their support for
the Governor in his bid for second term.
In her address, Wife of
Edo Governor, Mrs Betsy Obaseki said the Edo Women Summit was to
celebrate good governance and support for women emancipation and
empowerment by the Governor Obaseki led administration."We are here
to celebrate good governance and appreciate the governor and his deputy
for celebrating women in the state.Edo has produced one of the best
performing government in the country going by its support for women
initiative".
She announced that the governor had agreed to
support the appointment of more women into his administration through
the propose appointment of women as Senior Special Assistants from
across the 18 local government Councils of the state.
"Last
year the governor appointed women as Special Assistants on Gender, he
has also promised to appoint Senior Special Assistants on Gender across
the 18 LGA before the end of the year".
The first lady however
appealed that women were given special consideration during campaigns
and elections for effective support.
The Governor, speaking at
the event, said most of the successes made by his administration were
due to efforts of women in his cabinet."The areas we have made the most
improvements had been headed by women. in the areas of Basic education,
housing, Health, Child Right laws, reducing Human trafficking and
irregular migration, had been chaired by women".
He said with
the Edo jobs, Edo production centre, Edo BEST, also headed by women,
there would no longer be thuggery in the state in the nearest future.
He
also commended the level of mobilisation of the women from across the
state to the summit saying their willingness to identify with programs
had opened up the political space in the state.
"We are
here to acknowledge your support and we will continue to support
you.Politics have started and we acknowledge your role. We will never
use you again and dump you. We will acknowledge your role and give you
the positions you deserve. Women must be at all levels of our government
and women must chose their representative".
The summit
had in attendance women from all walks of life, such as the Edo women
drivers, lady mechanics, Edo Best teachers, Fida, girls guild, and the
Market women association. Women from other ethnic groups like the
Kalabari, Ijaw, Igbo, Yoruba and Hausa were also in attendance.
Prices
were given to all participating groups,with awards and cash Prizes to
Ikpoba okha women,Orhiomwon, and Igueben LGAs who came first, second and
third positions in the match past respectively.
Ten women
also went home with live chickens courtesy the Edo women for Agriculture
and Enterprise an initiative of the wife of Edo state Governor which
had empowed over two thousand women in Edo State in poultry farming.
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