GOVERNOR IFEANYI UGWUANYI EMPOWERS UDI/EZEAGU YOUTHS, WOMEN AT UEPA WARD EXECUTIVES INAUGURATION
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has said that women should be empowered for them to have a sense of belonging as major contributors to the development of the society.
Gov. Ugwnanyi who spoke during the ward executives inauguration/empowerment programme organised by the Udi/Ezeagu Progressive Alliance (UEPA) in support of his peaceful administration in Enugu State, commended the group, led by Ozo Onyebuchi Ani for galvanising youths of Udi and Ezeaga local government areas and empowering them for socio-economic and political emancipation.
The primary objective of UEPA, according to the Director General, Ozo Ani, is to promote the welfare of our teeming populations of Udu and Ezeagu youths especially at a time like this that we all face harsh economic realities."
The inauguration of the UEPA ward executives, which took place at Christ the King Parish, Ngwo Uno, Udi LGA, on Saturday, with Gov. Ugwuanyi in attendance, witnessed the empowerment of 20 youths, who are members of the group, with the sam of N50,000 each. The empowerment is a three-month interval programme.
The event also witnessed the inauguration of Gov. Ugwuany's Chief of Statt, Rt Hon. Dr. Festus Uzor, as the patron of UEPA.
Commending the gesture, Gov. Ugwuanyi stressed the need for the group to accommodate women of Udi and Ezeagu LGAs in the empowerment programme, to enable them benefit accordingly.
The governor consequently empowered additional 20 youths, whom he asked the leadership of the group to nominate at the event, with the sum of N50,000 each.
Gov. Ugwuanyi announced that he will also empower 20 women from the area in appreciation to the group for honouring his Chief of Staff, Dr. Uzor, as their patron, to the delight of the women of the area who witnessed the event while participating in this year's August Meeting held at the event venue.
The governor stressed that he will continue to empower people of the state irrespective of gender.
He therefore urged the members of the group to continue to pray for his administration and the progress of the state.
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