The Wife of Ebonyi State governor, Mary-Maudline Nwifuru, has promised to reactivate the moribund Women Development Centre in the state.

Mrs Nwifuru made the promise on Tuesday when Civil Defence Officers Wives Association’s officials in the state paid her a courtesy visit in her office in Abakaliki.

The governor’s wife said that the skill acquisition centre at the WDC would support and equip women-led community pressure groups with knowledge, resources and skills to challenge social injustices affecting women and children.

According to her, the reactivation of the centre will improve the livelihood of women and youths for a better society.

She urged them to continue to embrace peace in their respective environments and engage in positive work to improve the status of their families.

Chairperson of CDOWA, Josephine Elijah, stated that the association planned to establish a self-defence academy, where primary and secondary school children would be taught basic self-defence techniques and security consciousness.

Mrs Elijah added that the association’s major objective was to bring officers’ wives to harness their potential.

“This is imperative owing to the rise of rape, abduction and sexual harassment in the society,” Mrs Elijah said.

(NAN)