Edo State First Lady office Administrator, Edesili Okpebholo Arani, has commended the Minister of Women affairs, Hajiya Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, for her hard work and accomplishments in her previous national assignments, and also her current tasking job as Women Affairs Minister.

This was disclosed during a courtesy visit to the minister at the ministry’s headquarters in Abuja on Monday.

The Administrator was accompanied by the newly appointed Commissioner for Women Affairs, Chief Bisi Idaomi, who also sought the support of the minister on behalf of the Edo women.

She added and outlined all the beautiful projects of the governor, and his determination to create an enabling environment for women and children, and the entire Edo people.

She expressed that the state’s Sexual and Gender Based Violence  centre in the state was the best as it boasts of modern facilities, which includes a creche, skills acquisition centre, and a shelter home where victims are rehabilitated and re integrated into the society.

The Commissioner also commended the minister, and urged her to carry her along in policies and other activities of the ministry, assuring the minister that the entire 18 local governments and 192 wards would be grateful for her practical assistance to the state.

Responding, the minister commended Governor Monday Okpebholo for hitting the ground running in such a short time.

She assured the Administrator and the commissioner that Edo is very dear to her heart, promising to make the state a focal choice of her programmes, among others.

The minister also informed of her desire for each state to set aside 1bn as funds for victims of SGBV which will be coordinated by the state and its committee.

She thanked them for the visit and promised to carry the commissioner along in all her activities.