INFO COMMISSIONER LAUDS AK FIRST LADY ON DE-WORMING EXERCISE

Umanah

Akwa Ibom State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Mr. Aniekan Umanah has commended the wife of the Governor, Her Excellency, Mrs. Martha Udom Emmanuel, for the state-wide de-worming exercise, which ended last Saturday.

 The Commissioner, while speaking in his office, said the de-worming exercise, initiated through the pet project of the First Lady, the Family Enhancement and Youth Reorientation Programme, FEYReP, in partnership with NEIMETH Pharmaceuticals, "is another testimony of the unrelenting efforts of Her Excellency, at promoting the health and total wellbeing of the people."

 Acknowledging the compassion and kind-heartedness of the First Lady, which he said has seen her alleviate the plights of many families,  Mr. Umanah recalled that only recently, "Mrs. Udom Emmanuel, through FEYReP, partnered with MTN Foundation to provide free eye glasses, treatments and surgeries for the citizens."

 The Information Boss, who lauded parents and guardians for availing themselves of the opportunity of the de-worming exercise, by making their children and wards available for treatments, noted that the free treatment has positively impacted the wellbeing of Akwa Ibom households in many ways.

 Enumerating the many life-touching programmes so far undertaken by Mrs. Emmanuel, through FEYReP, the Commissioner  expressed confidence that "many more innovative programmes will yet come from the stable of Her Excellency towards youth reorientation and comprehensive family empowerment of Akwa Ibom people."

 It would be recalled that Mrs. Udom Emmanuel flagged-off the de-worming exercise in Uyo local government area  on Wednesday, February 17, and moved to attend to the people of Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District   on Thursday February 18. She followed it up with  Eket Senatorial District on Friday and rounded-off the exercise with other local government areas in Uyo Senatorial District  on Saturday, February 20.