Rep Onuigbo urges women to sustain community development
A member representing Ikwuano/ Umuahia North/Umuahia South Federal Constituency in Abia has urged women to sustain the development of their communities.
Chief Sam Onuigbo, made the call during the 2021 annual August General Meeting of Obuohia-Ibere Development Union, National Women’s Wing in Ikwuano Local Government Area of the state.
According to him, women were critical stakeholder in community development and urged them not to take the backseat but strive to supplement the efforts of the government in developing the society.
Onuigbo, who is a native of Obuohia-Ibere, commended the women for their contributions to the development of the community he also said he would continue to support women to do their best for the development of their communities.
“When women put hands together to contribute to the upbringing of their children, when those children become useful to themselves and their families, by extension they also become useful to the society.
“Therefore, their position is key and we must always support them to realise their task,” he said.
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