Dr. Matthew Chima Amadi, Mazi Gburugburu, continued his statewide show of solidarity with women across Imo State, as he graced the August meetings of women in different communities in Imo State on Friday and Saturday.

Braving a mean downpour that kept most inside, Dr. Amadi’s first port of call was at St. Anthony’s Parish, Ibeku Okwuato, Aboh Mbaise LGA on Friday, where the women of the community were gathered to celebrate the meeting.

After visibly enjoying the singing and dancing performances put out by the women, Dr. Amadi introduced himself, assuring the women that he was one of them. He stressed the importance of August meetings to development of Ala Igbo, pointing to its origins as a developmental meeting among Igbo women after the Biafran War. Hence, he declared that anyone who downplayed the importance of women to development was wasting their time, and tasked the women present to take as much interest in governance as they took in immediate development of their families, to ensure that their efforts did not go to waste.

Concluding his speech, Mazi Gburugburu donated ₦1.5 million to the developmental initiatives of the women of Ibeku Okwuato Community, while also adding an additional ₦1 million to be shared to everyone present.

Subsequently, Mazi Gburugburu proceeded to the August Meeting of Nguru Obeama community in Aboh Mbaise LGA, where the women heartily welcomed him with loud cheers and dance performances.

Speaking to them, Dr. Amadi acknowledged the efforts of the women in carrying their families and immediate communities on their backs, and charged them to also include Imo State in their unfailing care. He observed that a bad society was especially bad on women, as they bore the brunt of mismanagement and underdevelopment.

Before he left, Mazi supported the women of the community with ₦1.5 million cash, and also donated ₦1 million cash to be shared to every woman present at the event.

Gburugburu continued his visits on Saturday, celebrating with the women of Ogbeke Obibiezema Community in Owerri North LGA.

After the offering of kola and an energetic dance performance, Dr. Amadi acknowledged all the women present and praised the happiness and vigor with which they received him, observing that only a happy woman can lead to a happy family and society at large. Pointing out the proximity of the community to his own hometown, Gburugburu affirmed that whatever affected the women affected him too, and that this was why he would work to make their circumstances better.

At the end of his speech, Dr. Amadi donated ₦1.5 million cash to the community development efforts of the women, and also gave an August meeting gift of ₦1 million cash to be shared to every woman present at the event. As the women thanked him for his generosity, prayed for him and promised him their support, he also promised to answer whenever they reached out to him.

Braving the bad roads, Dr. Amadi also honored the invitation to the August meeting of the women of Umuokpo Emeabiam in Owerri West LGA, where he was welcomed by an elaborate parade by the women of the community.

Identifying the shortcuts and hidden roads he used to take when he was young, he dispeled any doubt in the minds of the gathered women that he truly was one of them, and had grown up close to their community. He noted that he knew their problems on a personal level, and that there was no way he would ignore these problems if he was in the position to solve them.

Continuing his generous streak, Gburugburu donated ₦3 million cash to the women to help them in the projects they were undertaking, and also donated ₦1 million to be shared to all the women present at the meeting, as deafening cheers erupted from the gathered crowd.

As the women thanked Dr. Amadi for his generosity, some of the women pointed out that this was the first time they were being remembered when it was not yet election period. They also observed that only someone who truly cared could take out time to do all these when there was nothing to be gained in the short term.

Last updated on September 10th, 2024 at 05:27 pm