DG Women
DG Women Center calls for Increased Budgetary
Allocation
The Director- General of the National Center for Women Development,
Mary Ekpere – Eta has appealed to the House Committee on Women
Affairs for an increased budgetary allocation to the Center.
The NCWD Boss made the appeal today in her Conference room when she
received in audience, the House Committee on Women Affairs led by
the Chairperson, Hon. (Otunba) Adewunmi O.Onanuga and a team of
other members who are over sighting the Center.
The Chairperson in her short opening speech disclosed that
oversight function is an integral part of the legislative arm which
ensures checks and balances amongst the three tiers of government.
Hon. Otunba further called for more collaboration between the
Committee and the Center to ensure a proper and more detailed
budget that will accommodate more trainings and empowerment for
women at the rural areas and IDP camps.
DG Ekpere-Eta who earlier briefed the Honorable members gave
adequate response to their questions and observations while calling
for more funding to enable the Center consolidate more on its
mandate being a Center of excellence for Gender Equity and
sustainable Women Development.
The august visitors after the interactive session later embarked on
tour of the facilities of the Center guided by the Director-
General before their departure.
Juidith Ogbogu
Head (Press & Public Relations Unit)
12th August, 2020.