World Widows Day: Woman village head calls for more empowerment programs

The event was held in the Aka Efa community hall. The female traditional ruler said the high cost of living spurred her to embark on the exercise. 'I had promised that if God allowed me to reign up to nine years, I would specially celebrate with widows. 'This celebration is to thank God for allowing me survive on the stool for these nine years. It is remarkable. The celebration is to enable me give back to the widows and my community even as the high costs of living affects Nigerians.

Nsemo called for expansion of the widow empowerment programme, while the commissioner hailed the community for being gender friendly and tolerating HRM Akpera. Reeling out impacts of her 9 years achievements, Otuekong Edet Effiom said her reign has witnessed arrays of projects. She disclosed that she is the only female village head amongst seven since 1970.

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World Widows Day: Woman village head calls for empowerment more programsAs many as 50 widows in Aka Efa community in Calabar Municipality of Cross River State got food palliatives to mark nine years of HRM Henrietta Efa Akpera as the village head of Aka Efa reign. To mark the event, the widows also got free medical check ups and motivational talks on homestead agriculture.
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