Former member of the House of Representatives Chief Sam Onuigbo says August Meeting is a unique experience and an avenue for Igbo women including those in diaspora to make their communities better.
Onuigbo said this while speaking with newsmen at the 39th August Meeting of Olokoro Clan Development Union Women Federated (OCDUWF) in Abia.
According to him, August meeting is not a jamboree for communities that know what it is all about, but an opportunity for women to bring their ideas together to develop their communities.
Onuigbo, who is a member (South-East) of the Governing Board of the North-East Development Commission, urged the women to remain thorough and genuine in building their communities.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Onuigbo, who represented Ikwuano/Umuahia North/Umuahia South from 2015 to 2023 in the House, was given an award of Ezi Enyi (Good Friend) of Uvoma.
The award was in recognition of his contributions and commitments to education, infrastructure and empowerment in Olokoro community and Abia in general.
Responding to the award, Onuigbo expressed gratitude to the women for choosing him among the few people to be awarded.
Earlier, the President -General of OCDUWF, Mrs Oluchi Otu, said that the conference was an avenue to recognise some individuals for their positive contributions to the community and the society as well as fund raising.
She said that the meeting provided opportunity for women both home and abroad to come together and address some of the contemporary issues affecting the development of the clan.(NAN)
