Princewill institutes N26 Million fund,
nominates woman leader
According to the theme for this year’s world women
day “Connecting Girls, Inspiring Futures”, the month of March will be used to
organise events to mark the economic, political and social achievements of
women. The United Nations declared their 2012 theme as“Empower Rural Women –
End Hunger and Poverty”.
To commemorate the event in Rivers State,
the Prince instituted a 26 Million Naira Microfinance Fund for Rivers State
Rural Women. He stated that part of that fund would be subject to a partnership
arrangement with the Rivers state micro Finance Agency to provide micro finance
of one million naira per LGA in the state. According to him, all beneficiaries
he would be subject to the criteria laid down by the agency as they would have
the final say on who was eligible.
He commended the women for all their
efforts since 2006 when they started working together and assured them that
Rivers state Microfinance Agency under the present management would be perfect
partners for progress. He went on further to present a cheque of Two Million,
Eight Hundred Thousand Naira to the women caucus for the procurement of
equipment for the commencement of a PPA Women Skills Acquisition programme to
be cited at the PPA secretariat along Port Harcourt Aba express way.
In an online Press release made
available to journalists by Media Consultant to Princewill’s Political
Associates, Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has it that the Prince of Niger
Delta politics rounded up his remarks with the announcement of Mrs. Edith
Wele-Amadi as one of his nominees to the Rivers State Government to serve as a
special adviser while highlighting her grassroots spirit and dedication to team
effort as factors that led him to the decision and encouraged her to continue
in that vein whilst always remembering that you are blessed to bless others.
Responding, Mrs. Edith Wele thanked
and assured the PPA Leadership that she will surely represent the essence and
vision of PPA when duly appointed as an officer of the Rivers State Government
Dr Mrs Edith Wele-Amadi the nominee
of PPA into the Government of Rivers State Government is not a novice in the
art of mobilisation and grassroots appeal to both men and women in Rivers State.
She was the Women Leader of the Action Congress from 2006 to 2009 when she
followed her leader back to PDP. Since then she has been the influential leader
of the women’s wing of Princewill Political Associates (PPA). A politician of
great standing, an astute administrator and a woman of substance whose height
alone intimidates both men and women alike, “Dr Mrs” as she is popularly called
is set to bring an added grassroots dimension to Rivers state governance.
According to those who know her, she drinks loyalty, sleeps loyalty and acts
loyalty.
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