It is said that without the contributions of women, no society can reach its full potential. To reinforce this, the Great Enugu Women Association Worldwide said it aims at uniting and empowering women for the peace, social, cultural and political development of Enugu State.
The national president of the group, Mrs. Nkechinyere Ani, said in an interview that the move was to make women create impact in Enugu and add value to the people of the state. She disclosed that the association encompasses all women from the state either as indigenes or married to Enugu men.
She said: “The association started four years ago with its headquarters in Lagos, even as we also reach out to our sisters worldwide. We aim to support and empower them economically and socially and make them forces to be reckoned with.
“We have strongholds in Abuja, Port Harcourt and some northern states, even as the association is coming up in Abakaliki, the capital of Ebonyi State, and other cities.”
The national president noted that the association plans to gather in Enugu for its August Meeting to unite the women and forge a common front.
She added: “We want to use the opportunity to thank Governor Peter Mbah for all his good work in Enugu in terms of infrastructure, human empowerment, education and health, among other sectors.
“We want to commend him especially on his strides in gender inclusiveness, ensuring that a good percentage of women participate in governance.
“We are happy the way he has united the state, ensuring that past leaders and stakeholders hitherto overlooked by past governors are given due recognition.
“He has provided adequate security across the state, making Enugu an investment destination where people want to visit and reside.”
She noted that the August gathering will provide the association the opportunity of reaching out to women, offer them health talks, lectures on their roles in the family and society as a whole.
Ani also hailed the impact made by former Senate President, Anyim Pius Anyim, on the association, noting that it was indebted to him.
“He is an epitome of humility, resourcefulness, a strong voice for women inclusivity in governance and gender equality.
“He will be eternally remembered for stabilising the Senate leadership, which has been sustained till today and providing an endearing panache to governance as the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF),” she said.