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FCT Minister Thanks Market Women for Electing Jonathan
Newsdiaryonline Sun May 15,2011
FCT Minister, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed has expressed his
appreciation to FCT
Market Women for voting massively for President Goodluck Ebele
Jonathan in the April
16, 2011 presidential election and their unflinching support of
the FCT Administration
in the past one year. Speaking during the formal inauguration
of the AMAC Chapter of
the Nigerian Market Women Association at the weekend, he equally
thanked the women for supporting PDP candidates during the
National Assembly
election.
The inauguration ceremony which took place at the Auditorium of
the National Centre for
Women Development, Abuja attracted an estimated 2,000 market
women. The women who
were resplendent in their white lace wrappers, blouses and green
headgears came from all
over the FCT and beyond. They chorused “Market Women O
yee!” continuously as
the FCT Minister addressed the capacity audience.
Senator Bala Mohammed poured encomiums on the market women for
contributing greatly to the democratic growth, the economy
of the FCT in particular and the
nation in general. He particularly praised the President
of the FCT Chapter of the
association, Chief (Mrs.) Felicia Sanni who he described as a
frank, vocal and
courageous woman leader.
The Minister said he has learnt a lot from his constructive
engagement with the FCT
Market Women Association under the strong leadership of Mrs.
Sanni adding that the
FCT administration recognizes and appreciates the crucial role
of women and market
women in particular in the development of FCT.
He remarked that the FCT administration has continued to open up
avenues for access to
credit facilities by women. According to him, members of the
association will continue to be regarded as veritable partners,
stressing that he would
always respect them and answer their calls at the very shortest
notice. He concluded by promising to provide the necessary
frameworks for greater self-actualization
by women in FCT.
In her speech, the President of the FCT Chapter of the
association, Chief (Mrs.) Felicia Sanni called on President
Jonathan to retain Senator Bala Mohammed as the FCT Minister
after the looming cabinet dissolution to enable him continue
with the good works he
is doing in the territory. She said she was praying with the
intensity and sincerity of all the grey hairs on her head for
the continuation of
Senator Mohammed as the FCT helmsman.
Wife of the FCT Minister, Hajiya Aisha Bala Mohammed in her
remarks, thanked the leaders
and members of association for their interest in promoting women
affairs and interests in the FCT. On her part, the Secretary of
FCT Social Development Secretariat, Mrs Blessing Onyeche Onuh
noted that the Minister’s wife had empowered over 500 women in
the FCT within the last one year.Senator Mohammed donated
N3million naira to the association while his wife, Hajia Aisha
Mohammed gave One Million Naira in addition to providing food
and drinks for the occasion.Mrs Onuh supported the women with
N500, 000 while the Senator-Elect for FCT, Hon. Philip Tanimu
Aduda, who was represented, donated N100,000.
Dignitaries present at the launch included the Chief of Garki,
Alhaji Sarpeyi Nkupi, former two-term Chairman of Kuje Area,
Senator Usman Jibrin Wowo, Ambassador Jacob Ayuba Ngbako and
Hajiya Binta Ibrahim President of the AMAC Chapter of the Market
Women Association.
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