This year’s International Women’s Day celebration is to take place in Rivers State on March 15, 2012.
Commissioner for Women Affairs, Mrs. Joeba West who made this known during a Management Meeting in her office recently, said each year around the World International Women’s Day (IWD) is celebrated on March 8.
Mrs. West stated that thousands of events occur not just on this day but throughout March, to mark the economic, political and social achievement of women.
She said the theme for this year is “ Connecting Girls Futures” and disclosed that the Ministry plans to hold as part of the celebration, a Peace Rally to be led by the wife of the Governor, Dame Judith Amaechi, Seminar, Food Fair by the 23 Local Government Areas.
According to her, the event will also feature formal launching of the African Women’s Decade 2010 2012 in which Dame Judith will also play a key role in order to harness and construct developmental ideas on how to create wealth and improve the lives of the Rural Women.
The Commissioner therefore called on women in the State to support the administration of Governor Amaechi in establishing policies and structures that will empower the rural women economically urging them to participate in Local and National governance processes to bring about the expected transformation that is being preach.
