By Joe Chukindi
Wife of the governor of Anambra State, Mrs Nonye Soludo has stated that she has secured a strategic partnership with the First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu.
Mrs Soludo said the partnership came through the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI), and has unlocked opportunities for Anambra people, especially women in the state.
The wife of the governor stated this in a press conference held at the Light House, Awka to present some of the achievements of her NGO, Healthy Living with Nonye Soludo.
Commissioner for Health and Coordinator of the NGO, Dr Afam Obidike who represented Mrs Soludo at the event said: “For the very first time in our state, Her Excellency has secured a strategic partnership with the First Lady of Nigeria, unlocking opportunities for thousands of Ndi Anambra.
“These achievements are not abstract or promises—they are real, measurable, and verifiable. They touch mothers, children, the elderly, persons with disabilities, and indeed every community.”
Obidike said said the partnership was such that Mrs Soludo was inspired by Senator Tinubu, and for every empowerment sent down to the state for women and indigent, Mrs Soludo adds equivalence of same amount of her own money to ensure that a wider range of persons benefit from it.
Reeling out other achievements of the wife of the governor and her NGO, Obidike said: “The First Lady has reached out through orphanages and special homes visitation, showing compassion to the most vulnerable.
“Community youth engagements in all the LGA have inspired thousands of young people to live healthy and productive lives.
“Anambra State skill women training programme aims to train our women on special skills which is mainly dominated by male, with over 6,000 applicants across the 21 LGAs.there is also the pad banks in over 350 secondary schools, where girls no longer have to miss classes due to menstrual challenges.
“More than 26,000 elderly people have received free multivitamin supplements to support healthy aging, dignity kits to elderly during flooding, 1,000 persons with disabilities have been enrolled free into the Anambra State Health Insurance Scheme, lifetime scholarships awarded to brilliant indigent children, over 15,000 packs of hybrid seeds have been freely distributed to encourage home gardens and food security, among others,” he stated.
