Uyo Fed. Const. women declare support for Gov. Akpabio, wife …Extol leadership qualities

Obonganwan Eberefiak and Obonganwan Tommy

The women of Uyo Federal constituency have reiterated their determination to support Governor Godswill Akpabio and his wife, Mrs. Ekaette Unoma Akpabio in recognition of their leadership qualities and selfless service to people of the state.

During a well attended meeting of the women at the Ibom Hall grounds on Thursday 20th February, 2014; the women which were drawn from the four Local Government Areas constituting the Uyo Federal Constituency; Nsit Atai, Uyo, Ibesikpo Asutan and Uruan described the Governor as a gender-friendly fellow who has not discriminated the women of the state. According to them, the empowerment packages of the governor have gone across the entire people of the state especially women, widows, less-privileged and the orphans.

Akwa Ibom First Lady honoured by NCWS

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.  

Gov’s wife pay tributes to fallen heroines

To commemorate this years 1929 women war popularly known as the ‘’ Aba Women’s riot’’, the wife the Governor, Mrs. Ekaette Unoma Akpabio has called on women not to allow the values of the fallen Heroines to die but come together and  form a strong voice in order to change the country. She disclosed this during the 84th anniversary of the women’s war held recently in Ikot Abasi LGA.