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Community leader urges women to promote peace, embrace agriculture , empowerment programs

Maureen Ikpeama3 months ago3 months ago1636 mins

A community woman leader, national Chairperson, Nsukwu National Union (Women’s Wing) Dr. Maureen Ikpeama has urged women to embrace agriculture , Empowerment programs and promote peace in their communities, noting that it is only through peaceful coexistence that communities can develop .

She also urged them to go into agriculture and embrace various empowerment programs brought to their communities inorder to be economically empowered and self reliant.

She made the call in an address she presented at the December 2025 National convention of the Nsukwu National Union Women’s Wing held on Tuesday at the Ike -God, Oye-Ezigwe.community hall.

Some of the women at the convention.

She lauded the efforts of the illustrious sons and daughters of the community in bringing development which includes massive road constructions, construction of churches, schools ,drilling of boreholes, youth and women empowerment, installation of street solar lights, award of scholarships to students among others.

Giving a run down of her administration’s achievements so far, the National chairperson said they came into office on 30Th December,2024 and had carried out various empowerment programs in which indigent women drawn from the 9 wards of the community were given money to start petty trading courtesy, Iyom Amurigibeze, Double Doctor Angela Umeora.

She added that women were being encouraged to have something good doing and be self reliant.

She disclosed that knowing the importance of agriculture, the Union approached the men’s wing for a piece of land and the men’s wing under the leadership of Chief Kenneth Ezechinedu Nwokolo , allocated 7 plots of land to the women’s wing, where they set up a palm plantation and planted 100 palm seedlings.

Dr. Ikpeama announced that they will carry out massive agricultural programs in 2026.

She thanked the immediate past executives, home and abroad branch members for uplifting the community.

The National Chairperson speaking after receiving the trophy

The National Chairperson also thanked the sponsors of the 2025 convention , Ichie OputaObie Gab Okoye, Ide Ezeabulunne Peter Ezeh, Iyom Odueze Agnes Oranika-Ogbatue, Iyom Amulugibeze Double Dr Angela Umeora, Ichie Okaka Ikukuoma Emeka Emenike and Igwe Ebere Onyechi for their support to the union

Dr. Ikpeama collecting the trophy won by Nsukwu women from the home branch Financial secretary, Rita Udemba.

Earlier in an opening remarks, the Vice Chairperson and immediate past Social secretary, Iyom Osinigwe Ifeoma Gab-Okoye, welcomed the women to the convention. She appreciated their presence and urged them to be attentive in the lectures.

The immediate past National Chairperson, Mrs Ifeyinwa Nwokolo presented her handover address.

National secretary,Nnonye Onyeka reading the minutes of the previous meeting

A ward leader, Mrs Ngozi Chianumba giving a testimony

Some women with their bags of rice

Women prayed for God’s blessings upon the sponsors , past and present. Asking for more support.

Vice Chairperson Iyom Osinigwe Ifeoma Gab-Okoye

There were lectures on health and agriculture. Delivering a lecture on the Theme of the Convention, ” Health and Agriculture for economic development and food sufficiency”, , the Resource person and Agricultural Expert Ikenna Nnalugha urged women to go into agriculture . He disclosed that agriculture is not only farming , that there is money in grass cutter keeping, maggots production, piggery, fishery and other aspects of agriculture.

Health committee and ASHIA team presented a lecture on health and health insurance

Anambra state Health Insurance Agency ( ASHIA’ team were present at the convention and delivered a lecture on health and health insurance.

Highlights of the convention were the distribution of bags of rice to over 500 women in attendance and presentation of trophy won by Nsukwu women at the 2025 ADO Women ‘s Conference to the national Chairperson.She thanked them for their commitments and outstanding performances at the conference and encouraged them to do more.