United Business Women Association of Nigeria and Diaspora (UBWA) has charged politicians to always ensure they fulfill their campaign promises, especially to their constituencies.
President and Founder of the group, Dr Nkiruka Duru, also known as Star-lady gave the charge in Onitsha, Anambra State during the association’s end of year palliatives distribution and unveiling of UBWA new office.
Bags of rice worth millions of naira were distributed to all 21 Local Government Coordinators in the state and widows as part of the association’s responsibilities of caring for the needy and the helpless.
UBWA, a Non Governmental Organisation which had been in the vanguard of offering help to less privileged citizens was established in 2020 with branches in all the 36 states of the Federation and also in 15 countries across the globe.
The group has continued to garner reputation and has impacted lives of the people through mobilisation of women and interfacing with politicians.
Ahead of the new year, 2024, President of UBWA, Dr Nkiruka Duru has unveiled her plans to ensure politicians delivered on their mandates with provisions of dividends of democracy to the people, especially, the women folk.
Duru particularly frowned at characters of those in the Red and Green Chambers of the National Assembly, who were unavailable q to their constituents.
She said, “It’s time to let political leaders know that it is the masses that voted them to their seats and they should come down to do the needful by carrying out their political mandates diligently.
“I am calling on all senators, House of representatives members, I want to tell them what their Jobs is all about because I can see that they don’t know why they are there.
“We the women are the ones that put them in that seat and when they get there, they forget about about women.
“This is necessary because some politicians neglect their constitutional responsibilities for personal gains.
“None of them is doing it right at all. I don’t see the reason so many people will bring out their time, wealth do everything possible to ensure you get to the seat or position at the end to see you in your office will be a difficult task.
“I star lady the president of this organization wants to bring out women and put them in forefront. After speaking to them and they refuse to listen, we will make sure we don’t vote you again for the second time.”
Also speaking, Anambra State Coordinator,
Ambassador Ngozi Obiako said the association had impacted alot in their lives.
“Just like in the era of Covid-19, the association fed both members and non members from the whole 36 states in attendance during the programme,” she said.
Some of the coordinators who benefitted from the association spoke on their benefits.
One of them, Sister Ogochukwu Okoye, the Awka South Local Government Coordinator said she was going to carry the UBWA message to the rural women.
“We’re eager to join the group due to the excess benefits we are already enjoying,” she said.
Ekwusigo Local Government Coordinator, Amb. Nkechi Okorie said the association was just 3 years old but had impacted in millions of women’s lives, especially widows and youths.
Personal Assistant to the President of the organisation, Amb Ijeoma Chukwudi explained that the body commit so much in empowering people, visiting the sick, orphanages, among others.
