By Abdullateef Bamgbose
President Bola Tinubu and President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, were on Thursday lauded by the leadership of the National Council For Women Societies (NCWS), over the appointment of its Acting President, Geraldine Ita Etuk, into the board of the Federal College of Education, Obudu, Cross Rivers State.
Speaking at the reception party in honour of the National Woman Leader, at the National Headquarters of the NCWS, the acting First Vice President, Hajia Binta Ibrahim, thanked the President and Commander-in-Chief of Nigeria Armed Forces, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, for finding one of their own to be appointed into the board of the Federal College of Education, Obudu, Cross Rivers State.
According to her, ” we are short of words in appreciating our leader and President of the nation. It shows that he has been monitoring us in the Council and her appointment is therefore, a well deserved one. She is the best and we are happy and grateful for this recognition by our president.”
She also had words of appreciation for the President of the Senate, whom they described as a long standing supporter of the council even before he emerged the President of the Senate.
” Let me on behalf of the council, thank our Senate President, for this huge support and endorsement of our own as a board member. It is a further confirmation of his age long support for the council and is therefore, not a surprise to us in the council that this appointment has come to be. We pray to God to continue to keep and bless them all.
In her remarks, Obongawan Etuk said, ” I thank God for this day. I thank President Tinubu for approving and accepting my nomination for this appointment by the President of the Senate and my leader, Senator Akpabio and his lovely wife, Mrs Ekaette Unoma Akpabio.
” The President of the Senate, apart from being a strong supporter of the council, was instrumental to my emergence as the First Vice President of the Council.
” He has always been there for me and today, he has further demonstrated his support and encouragement for me with this appointment. I pray for long life and good health to our dear President and the Senate President for finding me worthy for this recognition and my emergence as the Acting President of the Council.”
