Anambra State Government Collaborates With UNICEF To Supply Food Crops
By Chinwe Onuigbo, Awka
The Government of Anambra State through the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs,has collaborated with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to distribute food crops of various types to about two hundred women in four villages of Umueze Anam, Anambra West Local Government Area of the state.
Handing over the crops to the women, the Anambra state Commissioner for Women and Children Affairs, Mrs. Ify Obinabo said that as a way to keep supporting those affected by the 2022 flood disaster, the State governmemt wrote to UNICEF for support to all those affected by the last year’s deluge and they obliged, hence the distribution of the farm crops and noted that UNICEF is equally supporting the state government in different other ways.
Mrs Obinabo explained that the various supports Anambra state government is receiving from Development Partners is as a result of their trust in the administration of Governor Chukwuma Soludo, which she said is prudent in the management of the state’s scarce resources.
According to the Commissioner, they will also visit other communites in Anambra West, and that the exercise is designed to cover the seven local government areas that usually experience flooding in the state, and maintained that UNICEF has promised to bring the farm crops earlier next time.
As a means of relaxation after work, Commissioner Obinabo revealed that they built four football goal posts, two volley ball courts among others in Umueze Anam for women to catch fun and urged them to ensure the safety of all the gaming facilities.
In their various remarks, Messrs Theresa Anijah-Obi and Uzochukwu Chinwuba, appreciated the Anambra state government and UNICEF for remembering them, even as they appreciated the efforts of Mrs Obinabo in ensuring that the crops were judiciously distributed.
Distribution of the crops and handing over of the sporting kits to the villagers climaxed the event.
The crops given to the women were rice seedlings, potato stems, groundnut, pepper, water melon seeds, and cucumber.
