… urges women to embrace healthy living
The Chairman of Idemili South Local Government Area, Hon. Mrs Amaka Obi has lauded Anambra First Lady, Dr. Mrs Nonye Soludo’s advocacy for women and urged women to embrace healthy living as healthy living team stormed Idemili North to educate them on the programmes.
Angel Network News (ANN) reports that Obi while speaking during the launching of organic vegetable garden programme in Idemili North LGA, appreciated Governor Chukwuma Soludo and his wife, Dr. Mrs Nonye Soludo for creating an enabling environment for Anambra women to be integrated into governance through various appointments and leadership responsibilities.
The Idemili South Council Boss noted that Dr. Mrs Soludo by her actions, has given women a voice and made more women visible in government affairs.
While describing Dr. Mrs Soludo as an uncommon leader, Hon. Obi encouraged Idemili North women to look inward and see the potentials in them.
She further implored them to embrace healthy living championed by Dr. Mrs Nonye Soludo which comprises Exercise, local foods, cleanness and many others, adding that it is the best way to be healthy and live longer.
ANN recall that the Anambra governor’s wife and founder of the non-governmental movement, Healthy Living Initiative also lunched weeekly physical exercise across the twenty-one local government areas of the state.
Mrs Soludo flagged off both programmes at Idemili North LGA Headquarters, Ogidi, where the pilot projects are expected to kick off immediately.
The Healthy Living Garden Programme is a community-based initiative where each local government will be supported by the governor’s wife, NGO, to start up their own gardens within the vicinities of the councils’ secretariat.
According to Mrs. Soludo, the gardens shall be manned by trained workers in the local government areas, with the supervision of the local government chairman’s wives.
Speaking during the official launching of the programmes, the governor’s wife said that the the participating local government areas will have till the next three months to start up their farmers’ markets where every harvest would be sold at a rate cheaper than what is sold in the conventional markets.
She said that the farmers’ markets would be opened weeekly across the twenty-one local government areas, pointing out that the intention is to boost food production, cut down the cost of common foods, promote agric education and support organic food consumption across Anambra homes.
