Ebonyi Govt. to appoint women as vice-chairmen of councils
Ebonyi State News
Aug 01 2015
Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi on Friday announced that women would be appointed vice-chairmen
in the caretaker committees of local government areas in the State. Mr. Umahi, who made this promise while swearing in members of
some boards and commissions in Abakaliki, noted that his appointments had not favoured women.
It is unfortunate that women have received about 10 per cent in the appointments we have made so far. This administration appreciates
the enormous roles they played in its emergence.
“We have, therefore, resolved that women would be appointed vice-chairmen in the caretaker committees of the 13 LGAs of the
state, which we would soon inaugurate. “Women would also receive 50 per cent of appointments in the accompanying LGA-development
centre coordinators’ positions, to give them their due placing in the state’s polity. “I don’t want stakeholders to bring names
of possible appointees to me, as my wife would go into consultations with relevant female stakeholders to decide on the
appointees,” he said.
He announced the appointment of Ngozi Obichukwu as the Focal Person of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) programme
which replaced the erstwhile Millennium Development Goals (MDG) programme in the state. “Obichukwu also headed the MDG
programme, as her appointment which is subsequently on a fresh note, takes effect from Aug.1 to run for initial three-year
tenure. “The projects under the MDG programme would be completed or sustained, as the government would vigorously pursue
the ideals of the new programme,” he said.
The governor charged the new appointees to apply wisdom in translating their knowledge into action, “as the government
is desirous of developing the state. “The era of long proposals and memos, and paucity of funds to implement them, are over
because no one would have time to read them such memos. “You are, therefore, expected to apply wisdom in generating revenue
for the state, to meet all its aspirations in the face of the harsh economic climate,” he said.
He stated that the administration would give adequate attention to areas where appointees were performing creditably.
Mr. Umahi announced that three persons had rejected offers of appointment by the government.
“My deputy told me that such rejections amounted to embarrassment to the government but I disagreed because individuals
who are sincere in offering services to the people don’t choose specific areas to serve”, he said.
Fidelis Nwankwo, former Minister of State for Health who was appointed Chairman, Governing Board of the State College of
Education, Ikwo, thanked the governor for appointing them into positions.