August Meeting: Anambra Community Women Empower 12 Indigents, To Establish Cassava/Garri Processing Factories

By Uzo Ugwunze

The Ojoto Akanasato Women have empowered 12 Indigent women with huge sums of money to enable them start up Small and Medium Enterprises SMEs.

The Empowerment was given during the Ojoto Akanasato Women 2025 August Meeting which held at Ndiabor Hall Ojoto Obofia, Idemili South Local Government Area, Anambra State.

Presenting her welcome address, the Ojoto Community Women Leader, Hon Mrs. Anthonia Okonkwo who would be bowing out by May 2026 after four years of purposeful leadership recounted that during her tenure they paid hospital bills for many people who were discharged from hospital but could not pay for their treatment , gave scholarships to many indigent children and empowered 12 women with huge sums of money to start up Small businesses.

“Before my tenure ends, we also intend to complete the establishment of Cassava (Fufu) and Garri Processing Factories both at Ojoto Uno and Ojoto Obofia to aid the women who travel to a far distance to process their Garri or pound Fufu in commercial quantities.

“Today Inyom Ojoto Akanasato shall also honor some of our illustrious sons and daughters who have distinguished themselves in various areas of human endeavors and contributed to the development and progress of Ojoto people and community with the title of ‘Ezinne Di Ogo’ and ‘Ezinna Bu Ife’ Merit Awards,” said Mrs Okonkwo.

The Mayor of Idemili South, Hon Mrs Amaka Obi (Iyom Idemili) said that gone were days when married women answer full house wife without any financial contribution in the family. “Idleness promotes gossip, adultery, pressure on the husband and children to provide money wether legally or illegally. Such women should enroll into the skill acquisition program I established at the LGA Secretariat, Ojoto”.

Member Representing Idemili South at the Anambra State House of Assembly, Barr. Ebuka Igwe (Ugosinachi Idemili) urged the women to keep praying for those in authority and for good governance tasking them to arm themselves with their permanent voters card and vote for the right candidate that will continue providing democracy dividends to better the lives of Ndi Anambra.

Former Rector Federal Polytechnic Oko Engr Dr. Francisca Nwafulugo advised women to leave peacefully with their husband and with their fellow women. ” Let us pay more attention to our family and Youths. Engage them in skills so as to shun vices prevalent among youths in a decaying society. She described the outgoing Community Women Leader Mrs Anthonia Okonkwo as a calm and intelligent woman who achieved a lot during her tenure to the admiration of the people of Ojoto Akanasato Community.

The duo of the Vice President Inyom Ojoto Akanasato, Mrs Susan Ezekwelu (Iyom Ezigbo Nwanyi), Assistant Secretary and Mrs Chinwe Nwokeabia (Ugosimba) advised the Empowerment beneficiaries to invest the blessed money in a valuable venture praying that whatever business venture they take up would prosper until they become well established to be employers of labor. I thank the Almighty God , our sponsors, my WPG and fellow executives including all the Ojoto Akanasato Women. It was indeed a remarkable opportunity to serve our community,

Also, Prof. Victor Anosa ( Ugommuta Ojoto) decried the involvement of Youths into Yahoo and Yahoo plus get rich quick syndrome emphasizing that Yahoo business is stealing and fraud. He said that Ojoto land abhors such criminal activities and such criminals were headed for failure. Prof Anosa lamented that he heard that some women go to the extent of buying sophisticated phones for their children in support of the evil called t)))) to get rich quickly.

The beneficiaries of the Empowerment with cash gifts include Ukamaka Okwuosa (Iruebenebe), Theresa Ezeagu (Umuezema), Onyeka Ofoegbu (Ngogwugwu), Chidimmà Kuzue (Okpoko/Ezioye), Sylvia Ezenwakwelu (Ezieke), Azuka Nwudo (Ojor), Regina Anyichie (Akabor Uno), Maureen Ibakub(Ogbe- Owelle), Chiamaka Nnakwudolu (Umuchem), Veronica Okafor (Ezema), Chinwe Nzomiwu (Akabor Ofe), Nneamaka Anyaneto (Enugu).

Some of the Dignitaries that received the Ojoto Akanasato Women August Meeting Merit Awards include: Hon Dr. Kenneth Ezekwelu (Ozoigbondu), Kingsley Ezekwelu, Chief Augustine Muomife(Uduakomili), Prof Victor Anosa (Ugommuta Ojoto), Mrs Caroline Ejimoneze (Young Umuagbala),Mrs Theresa Anene(Ada Zion), Mrs Chikezie Akunna wife of Ichie Ebughalisia adoba Ojoto, Lady Amaka Nnaebuo(Ezinne Mmachinyelu) among others.