Govs’ Wives Pledge Support For Mrs Jonathan

Wives of Nigerian Governors have pledged their renewed commitment to complement efforts of wife of the President, Dame Patience Jonathan to better the lots of women in the country.

Representative of the group and wife of the Rivers State Governor, Dame Judith Amaechi stated this  recently during the launch of PDP Women in Power Almanac in Abuja.

Dame Amaechi stated that governors’ wives were solidly behind the programmes of Dame Jonathan’s agenda for women, and pledged and their continued support.

The Rivers State governor’s wife lauded the leadership qualities and contributions of the First Lady to political and economic emancipation of Nigerian women, describing her as a role model.

“You are indeed aware that we are solidly behind you in your efforts to alleviate poverty in Nigerian families, we will continue to support you and renew our effort to ensure success of your programmes.

Dame Amaechi also appreciated the leadership of PDP for giving women a pride of place, and assured women of the party of the continuous support of the PDP governor’s wives in their activities.