First Lady Of Benue State Inaugurates Empowerment Items for Women In Ten Council Wards Of Guma LGA. 

Women from Ten council wards of Guma LGA today benefitted from an Empowerment programme of Wife of the Caretaker Chairman, Mrs Rosemary Shawon.
Two women from each of the council wards went home with one grinding machine.
The First Lady Of Benue State  Dr.Mrs Eunice Ortom handed over the machines to the beneficiaries at the presentation event which took place at the LGA secretariat in Gbajimba,the council headquarters.
She also cut the tape to inaugurate sewing machines procured for the training of women.
Mrs Ortom described the the Empowerment programme of Mrs Shawon as a “Strategic method of changing the economic status of the women”.
The First Lady applauded the chairman of the council Mr.Anthony Shawon for the encouragement given to his wife to create an impact on the womenfolk.
She prayed God to bless Mrs Shawon and her husband for reaching out to the vulnerable in the community.
On the sewing machines meant to train women,Mrs Ortom said beneficiaries of the training will learn skills that will put food on their table as well as assist their husbands to take care of the needs of their children.
She encouraged the trainees to attach commitment and value to the training.
While charging youth in the area to engage in meaningful ventures to better their lives,Mrs Ortom also encouraged the council chairman to initiate an Empowerment programme for the youth to enable them earn a living.
Earlier in an address,wife of the Guma council chairman Mrs Rosemary Shawon enumerated various Empowerment programmes for women in Guma to include training in soap making,body cream,dettol n izal among others.
She informed the first lady that 10 sewing machines have been procured while a three bedroom flat has been made available for the training of women in sewing.
The council chairman Mr.Anthony Shawon was full of praises for Mrs.Ortom for accepting to be physically present to hand over the Empowerment items to the women as well as inaugurate the sewing machines.

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