Akwuukwu women gives succor to 23 widows, task women to obtain PVC

By Uzo Ugwunze

The Women’s wing Akwuukwu Improvement Union has given succor to indigent widows in their community. They also tasked women to endeavor to obtain Permanent Voters Card to enable them participate in Anambra election.

These were part of the women’s annual general meeting that held at the community hall, Akwuukwu, Idemili South Local Government Area.

Speaking during the event, Community Women leader, Mrs. Juliana Obi said that her administration introduced donation of bags of rice to ensure that widows lack no food during their mourning period.

Mrs. Obi said that during the mourning period the bereaved women who were customarily restricted from certain commercial activities sometimes undergo difficult times after losing the breadwinner of the family.

“Giving widows bags of rice is one of the ways we assist our fellow women who lost their husbands; you know that their movements are restricted during the mourning period.”

“We have given succour to 23 women. This will enable them to feed their family until they can move around like any other person to fend for themselves.”

“We use to donate bags of rice to them but later decided to be supporting each widow with the sum of fifteen thousand nairas to purchase any foodstuff of their choice.

Responding on behalf of the widows, Mrs Ogbuchukwu Caroline, a mother of five was full of joy and prayed that God will continue to bless the present leadership of AIU women.

“I feel so happy to be remembered. We cannot thank you enough because it has not been easy coping without my husband. God will bless Akwukwu women’s leadership,” said Ogbuchukwu Caroline.

Moreover, The Community Women’s leader charged every woman to ensure that she obtained her PVC including her children or tenant of voting age to enable them to vote for the candidate of their choice come November 6, 2021.

She further advised the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) to be transparent and ensure that the votes of the masses count.

Mrs Obi encouraged married women to be gainfully employed to enable them to support their husbands as co-breadwinners, saying “gone were days when women remain ordinary housewives”.

“Shun evil, help your spouse financially but do not over stress yourself so as to live and enjoy the work of your labour”, said Mrs. Obi

Meanwhile, Akama village Women leader and President Catholic Women Organization, Akwuukwu, Mrs. Anthonia Okanumee advised women who prefer putting seductive dresses to desist from such, urging flirtatious women to amend their ways.

“It is very bad for a married woman to be putting on seductive dresses as some youths or leave their husbands and be flirting with other men. Respect your marital vows,” said Okanumee.

Also, she further advised women to improve their personal and environmental hygiene in order to ensure good health and unnecessary financial expenditure to treat avoidable diseases.

Highlights of the August meeting include health seminar, Prayers, traditional fashion parade (itu mpete display). (MOI)