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Gov Nwifuru’s wife reaffirms commitment to fight GBV, defend girl child in Ebonyi
By Agbo Amuche, Abakaliki
The wife of the Ebonyi State Governor Chief (Mrs) Mary Maudline Uzomaka Nwifuru has reaffirmed her commitment and dedication to continue fighting gender base violence (GBV) and defend girl child in the State.
She stated this in Abakaliki, the state capital when she led a road walk on Tuesday to mark 2024 Ebonyi Women’s Day Celebration with the theme “Uplifting Women for Sustainable Development”.
She charged people of the State to report any form of abuse against the girl child, women and children to her office for necessary action.
According to her “I want to assure every member of Ebonyi State that we will continue to defend them especially the girl child and our boy child.
“We are fighting for Gender Based Violence. Ebonyi women are against any form of maltreatment be it at the home or anywhere.
“So, if you know someone who is going through any form of maltreatment, any form of abuse, don’t hesitate to call on us. We are mothers and we are ready to fight against the abuses
“We are ready to fight the perpetrators of these abuse and bring them out for judgement. We have Lawyers and we are going to prosecute anyone that maltreates women, children and girls”, she stated.
The First Lady enjoined women to value themselves in the society by making something out of themselves.
Mrs Nwifuru further applauded her darling husband, the governor for giving women great opportunities in his administration.
The Governor’s wife during the road walk donated undisclosed cash to some okada ridders and petty traders in the State.
The event attracted the presence of the State Deputy Governor Princess Patricia Obila, wife of the speaker of Ebonyi State house of Assembly among others.
