Honorable Flora Alatan

A week ago, we were honoured to handout empowerment packs to the vulnerable women in the state. It is always a privilege to serve.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE BENEFICIARIES OF THE PETTY TRADERS SUPPORT SCHEME BY MINISTRY OF WOMEN AFFAIRS COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT.

The Ministry of Women Affairs Community and Social Development under the leadership of Hon(Mrs) Flora Alatan was at the twin LGA of Uvwie and Warri South in continuation of the evacuation exercise of mentally unstable people that commenced in the state capital the previous week.

The exercise began from the busy PTI Junction where beggars who are indigenes of other states were raised by the team. They were apprehended and taken to the ministry social welfare office in Uvwie LGA for further debriefing. While the operation was ongoing, those Nigeriens that clinge to passerby begging for arms took to their heels on siting staff of the agency.

The Honourable Commissioner then led the team to the ever busy Effurun which is a major gateway to other States of the South South region. The mentally unstable people living and loitering around the flyover were all apprehended, restrained before evacuation to Psychiatric hospital for proper medical treatment. The taskforce, like police looking for criminals, drove through the busy Effurun Sapele Road, apprehending them. The convoy drove through Water Resources, Enerhen Junction through to NPA, Ugbuwangue, DBS and back to Effurun Roundabout to conclude the exercise in the twin city.

Recall that Hon (Mrs) Flora Alatan told pressmen that, the ministry in collaboration with private Psychiatric homes involve in biannual evacuation of destitutes and beggars from across the state. According to her, these categories of people are threat to security in the state, hence the need for this operation to make the society a safer and better place. She also express her joy for the immense support by HE Sen(Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa and that the ministry has had so good with various programmes under her watch. The exercise witnessed the presence of top management staff of the Ministry which include the Permanent Secretary, Mrs Oghenekevwe Agas who also double as DG, O5 Initiatives, Special Assistant, Directors etc were on ground. The exercise continues to other LGA.

Earlier today, I was a special guest of Honour at Celestial Church of Christ Branch 2 Airport Road Warri on the occasion of their women convention. I spoke on the topic of the Virtuous Woman. The topic centres on critical role of mothers in restructuring the society.

Happy International Women's day

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Earlier today I joined HE Dcn Kingsley Burutu Otuaro, the Deputy Governor of Delta State to Welcome the Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, HE Prof Yemi Osinbajo at the Osubi Airstrip. The vice president is in town for an important function in Warri.