By Young E. Freeborn, Warri
Hon. Fidelis Adjogbe, former SSA to the immediate past governor of Delta State and also the founder of the Fidelis Support Group (FSG), has celebrated the first lady of Delta state, Her Excellency, Deaconess Tobore Oborevwori, as she unveiled her pet project at her hometown, Evwreni in Ughelli North Local Government Area of the state.
The event which gathered PDP leaders and other dignitaries from across the state was facilitated by the ‘You Matter Charity Foundation,’ a foundation established by the governor’s wife to cater to the needs of women and children across the state.
The first lady’s pet project was centred on “the campaign for menstrual hygiene” for young girls and ladies, drawn from different communities in Ughelli North LGA and other parts of the state. The event which was described by many PDP women leaders as productive and meaningful to the lives of the young girls featured health talks delivered by medical doctors on menstrual hygiene for females and how to use sanitary pads during menstrual periods.
Speaking to our correspondent during the event, Hon. Fidelis Adjogbe said, “On behalf of PDP Evwreni Ward and our political group, the Fidelis Support Group, we happily welcome our sister and a daughter of Evwreni kingdom, Her Excellency, Deaconess Tobore Oborevwori to her hometown of Evwreni for the unveiling her pet project centred on the menstrual hygiene for our young girls.
“We are really proud to have a respected woman like the First Lady of the state as a sister and a daughter of the soil. What the First Lady has done today has exposed our young girls to certain things they didn’t know about themselves. The event is very significant and symbolic as the First Lady took her time to share these pads to the young girls and ladies. We have nothing to offer than to celebrate her and also to appreciate her for the good work she’s doing across the state,” he said.
Also, president general of Unenurhie community, Mr. Peter Maison, and the chairman of the Fidelis Support Group, Mr. John Akin, in separate interviews, applauded the good works of the First Lady and also pleaded with her to assist Evwreni kingdom, as her hometown to enjoy the dividends of democracy within her husband’s tenure.
The Unenurhie PG however advised the young women that participated in the programme to put to practice what they learnt.
The high point of the event was the distribution of the sanitary pads by the First Lady, Deaconess Tobore Oborevwori, assisted by wives of principal officers of the state House of Assembly to all the young ladies and women present in the event.
Amongst dignitaries and groups that attended the event were the Fidelis Support Group, Ughelli North Women Prayer Group, National Council of Women Society, Ughelli North chapter, Delta Women in Politics, Ughelli North chapter, Ughelli North PDP Female Youth, Ughelli North PDP Women, Pastor Kesiena Nimoja, PDP chairman, Ughelli North LGA, Chief (Mrs) Evelyn Adode, chairperson, Ughelli North LGA, Chief (Hon.) Samuel Mariere, former commissioner for water resources, Delta state, Chief John Iyu, PDP chairman, Evwreni Ward and many others.
