GOV ENO CLARIFIES ROLES OF WOMEN AFFAIRS MINISTRY, OFFICE OF FIRST LADY
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has stated that the coordination of all activities and engagements of women in the State rests solely on the shoulders of the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Welfare.
In his remarks at the national combined service of the All Nations Christian Ministry International in Eket, the Governor said the responsibilities of the Ministry of Women Affairs are well -spelt out in relation to the management of women affairs, stressing that there shouldn’t be any form of conflict, ambiguity or confusion between its role and that of the Office of the First Lady and its pet project, the Golden Initiative For All, GIFA.
He said all the aides to the Governor on women mobilisation are expected to work with the Commissioner for Women Affairs to ensure seamless coordination of all women related matters in the State.
The Governor who reiterated that Mrs. Helen Obareki is the Coordinator of the Office of First Lady, and the Golden Initiative for All, adding that GIFA, besides being a pet project of the late First Lady, the programme will outlive the office, and remains a foundation in her memory, for the purpose of continuously touching lives.
The State Chief Executive emphasized that the choice of Mrs. Obareki as Coordinator of the Office of the First Lady is basically on grounds of competence having worked closely with het mother, the First Lady, as Personal Assistant, a position that gave her vantage opportunity to understudy her.
He said that besides being his first daughter, Mrs. Obareki’s experiences over the years distinguished her as the most competent person to coordinate the activities of the office.
He, therefore, appealed to women in the state to give the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Mrs. Obareki the necessary support.
He appreciated everyone who joined the church in the service and prayed for God’s blessings on all.
In her message titled “The Sleep of Hope” taken from the Bible Book of First Thessalonians 4:13-18, Lady Apostle Helen Ukpabio, Founder / President of Liberty Foundation Gospel Ministries, noted that those who believe in Jesus Christ, though they sleep, will wake up on resurrection morning, and advised that believers should not mourn like those without hope.
In attendance were the Speaker of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Elder Udeme Otong, members of the State Executive Council, Chairmen of Local Government councils, Chairmen of Boards and agencies and many others.