The National Executive Council of the NCWS, recently decorated the wife of the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mrs. Ekaette Unoma Akpabio, as a patron of the Council. National President of the NCWS, Mrs. Nkechi Mba, said the honour was in recognition of Mrs. Akpabio’s consistent support for the NCWS and her achievements for women in the state.
The national leadership of the NCWS was in the state to conduct the State Congress and Elections of the Akwa Ibom State Chapter of the Council held earlier that evening at the Banquet Hall of Government House, Uyo. The election finally brought to an end the crisis that had been rocking the NCWS in the state recently.
Commenting on the conduct of the elections, Mrs. Mba applauded the state chapter of the NCWS for conducting a free, fair and well-organised election, which according to her, will be a model for other states.
Responding, Mrs. Akpabio thanked the national EXCO of the NCWS for the honour done her. She also urged women leaders in the state to use their leadership roles as a platform for living the change they want to see in the society.
The Governor’s wife congratulated the incoming EXCO led by the new State President, Mrs. Menyene George Nkwo on their success at the polls and also commended the outgoing President, Obonganwan Geraldine Etuk and her team “for their excellent service to the women of Akwa Ibom State.”
Earlier in her remarks, the outgoing President, Obonganwan Geraldine Etuk had thanked the women of Akwa Ibom State for the opportunity to serve them and prayed God to guide her successor in her endeavours to take the Council forward.
In her valedictory speech, the new State President, Mrs. Menyene George Nkwo promised her unfailing commitment to the empowerment of women, adding that “the Council will continue to complement the wife of our Governor in her efforts to empower our women, socially, economically and politically”.
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