Igbo women have been commended for their invaluable contributions to building the homes and the nation. Speakers at the August Meeting Show, among whom was the wife of Abia State Governor, MrsNkechiIkpeazu said the corporate bodies like Olympic Milk, which sponsored this year’s programme, should lend their support to celebrating and uplifting womanhood.
The August Meeting is the biggest gathering of Igbo married women from all works of life. It is held every year to tackle issues that affect their communities and findsolution through projects that impact positively on the lives of the indigent rural dwellers. The August Meeting Showis a television and radio programme conceived by Media Industries Concept to bring the various events around the month-long celebration to viewers in the southeast and beyond.
At this year’s edition of the Olympic Milk August Meeting Show, women from Imo, Abia and Anambra States were hosted by the sponsor and had the opportunity to showcasetheir achievements in their various communities.
The programme, ‘The Olympic Milk August Meeting Show’, enjoyed livebroadcast on BCA TV/BCA FM in Umuahia, Orient TV and Orient FM in Owerri, as well as ABS TV and ABS FM Onitsha. Guests and other participants from various communities discussed issues affecting families, especially mothers in the region.
Two Nollywood actresses, ChinweOwoh and OgechiObilonu, who featured in the movie August Meetingattended the events to drum support for the initiative.
Mrs Ikpeazuhad a delegation of 25 women, including wives of the Speaker of the Abia State House of Assembly, the Secretary to the State Government and the Chief of Staff to the Governor. She acknowledged Olympic Milk for bringing such a programmeto her people, stating that issues around the theme of the event, ‘Education for Empowerment: Empowering Women and Humanity’ were dare to her heart.
Another special guest, Mrs. MitchelleChinwude-Onugbolu, who is the Senior Special Assistant to Anambra State Governor on Social Re-orientation, praised the sponsor for its partnership with Igbo women. According to her, this is the first time such a programmethat showcases the achievements of Anambra women, who are very industrious and veritable tools for community development, wasbeing featured in Anambra State.
In Imo State, the state’s Welfare Coordinator and Zonal Leader of Nneoma Women Organisation, Dr ObyOguzie, expressed her happiness over the programme, describing it as a welcome development in the state. Mrs Oguziesaid that celebrating the Imo woman’s contributions to community development was long overdue and thanked Olympic Milk for finding the Igbo women worthy of celebration
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