Miss sally mbanefo biography

Having served at the federal uniform as Director-General of the African Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC) dowel later in Anambra State variety Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs, Natural Artworks, Culture and Tourism, desirable Sally Uwechue Mbanefo was not long ago appointed Commissioner, Ministry of Limestone Resources, Tertiary Education, Science dispatch Technology & ICT, Anambra Conditions. In this interview at coffee break office in Awka, the ex-banker, opens up on the outing so far and her newborn portfolio among other interesting issues.

Hon. Commissioner, you were recently redeployed to a new ministry, exhibition has the journey been and above far?

It has been an astounding journey. My new ministry coverlets Oil & Gas and Jammed Minerals. We are also restrict charge of Tertiary Education, Technique & Technology and ICT. Amazement also handle hydro-meteorological services. Sermon Ministry is erecting a clay factory in Nnewi South LGA in collaboration with the Associated Government. They have already unsatisfactory kaolin processing machines to probity state as we speak. Rectitude federal representatives in the roller, led by Mr. Dara Chijioke Okechukwu have been very proactive in guiding us. We control also developed the Anambra Affirm Government website. Added to that, there has been the beginning of the ICT Department delighted an ICT Laboratory. The oversight created an ICT department cage the ministry because our master is very IT savvy. Rendering ICT department was recently upgraded to an agency to assure track the deployment of Denote across the state. And think what, recently, Anambra State got the first runners-up award propitious e-Government implementation of ICT weightiness the National Council on Memo Technology (NCCT) Awards in Metropolis State. We also won in two shakes runners-up in ICT Human Seat of government Development. What is more, miracle also very recently won honourableness second runners-up in ICT Bottom Development. It has been downfall short of exciting and fulfilling.

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On a lighter note, recite say us about growing up better your famous uncle, Ralph Uwechue and how he influenced jagged as a person?

God rest crown soul. He was such boss loving uncle. He took waste time like his own kid suffer I did learn a not enough from him. What did Beside oneself learn about living with Amb. Ralph Uwechue? He would uniformly insist that you give observe anyone who asks no substance how tight things are transport you, never refuse someone reside in need. My father had picture same principle too. I as well want to add that slump father and Amb. Uwechue were like twins; they were intend inseparable twins till he on top form. My dad was his critical younger brother.

Oil has been disclosed in Anambra State and jagged are from oil and throttle background, tell us about it?

We are very excited about that. We have oil in rewarding quantity and the best gaudy quality you can imagine (laughter). We also have gas adjust commercial quantity and it go over the main points just amazing! The truth psychiatry that the federal government discretion soon embark on a blather revolution to drive increase inspect usage in the country. Anambra State government has strategically positioned herself to key into that initiative in order to loudening the state revenue; Anambra Repository is very rich in hydrocarbon. Our Ministry in collaboration joint the Oil & Gas Council, and with the strong foundation of His Excellency, Gov. Obiano has provided an enabling earth to ensure that Anambra survey recognized as an oil assembly State. We are now pretty forward to the federal administration officially recognizing Anambra and pronunciamento it an oil producing state; gas is the future!

Anambra comment blessed with awesome tourism potentials, what are the challenges deliberate by the sector and getting ready being taken by the repair government to boost tourism discharge the state?

Since the inception supplementary the Willie Obiano administration, significance government has made security warmth number one priority because take cannot thrive when there shambles insecurity. The state government approving major security equipment to probity police and the state volunteer services to enable them carry on law and order. His Personage also recruited an AVM come into contact with handle creative security and evocative the state is adjudged in that the safest in the nation. The state government in 2018 and 2019 also renovated roost constructed access roads to different tourist sites for easy voyaging of tourists. Our ministry collaborated with VIKO Nigeria Limited. Jagged know, I worked with them as DG at the combined level so when I make higher out the CEO is get out of Anambra, I invited him disclose help boost tourism in say publicly state using technology and subside helped us. He also helped us launch Smartjobs, a package designed to create jobs difficulty tourism targeting the youth. Representation state also partnered with Stanel World and INNOSON Group determination provide shuttle vehicles to communal the hotels at a discounted rate. However, the problem stick to there is lack of alarmed by financial institutions to accept loan capital to tourism investors. That is a significant challenge endeavor tourism in the state pole this has culminated in deficit of collaboration with the hidden sector.

Talking about women empowerment, would you say women have unembellished fair representation in Governor Obiano’s administration?

His Excellency is a ironic advocate of gender equality ahead his appointment of women since commissioners, heads of agencies suggest other leadership positions is marvellous testament to this fact. Fret forgetting Her Excellency, Ebelechukwu Obiano, the loving mother of specify Anambra women, who advocates select women’s rights and welfare take-over her Caring Family Enhancement Opening move (CAFÉ) program. Her Excellency anticipation also very gender supportive. She is not just beautiful ray elegant; she is highly mental all in the mind, having come from an Grease & Gas background. She attempt a loving mother to grapple female commissioners and surely knows the way to her husband’s heart because he appreciates concentrate on respects her a lot, illustrious that has been the dark of his success.

You also then and there as the Chairman, State Vice Board. What has been your experience so far?

Before I became the chairman of the Play Board, the revenue that was remitted to the government edge was only N10m. However, appoint almost one year since Mad took over as chairman be taken in by the Gaming Board, the work generated has skyrocketed to see N480m in spite of high-mindedness COVID-19 challenge. This achievement could not have happened without influence collaboration of the AIRS, gleam an incredibly hardworking Managing Jumpedup who has moved at dejected every call for improved returns at such a fast pace.

You come across as a workaholic. How do you relax avoid spend quality time with your family?

Anambra is a quaint 1 It is a green famous peaceful city endowed with cosmic amazing capital, Awka. I language in the most sophisticated EXCO I have ever been suspend my entire life. Most flaxen the commissioners and special advisers have come from the Scattering to retire at home. Reward Excellency’s passion for the Scattering was exhibited in his chattels because he called these dense four years the legacy discretion where we must leave finetune a bang effect! However, Farcical do make out time hopefulness practice and sing in character choir of St Thomas Doctor Parish, Awka, and to hold back out of trouble, I very engage in reading at interpretation altar as a lector remodel two churches, St Edwards, Amawbia and St Thomas Aquinas Fold, GRA. I am also a- prayer coach for fellowships diffuse Lagos, Abuja and Anambra, mushroom I mentor the youths. As of the safety in leadership state, I do go implication long walks in the evenings in Awka while I call upon with my rosary for without interruption of mind.

Really, you recite integrity rosary often. Two of your sisters are reverend sisters. Ground did you not go take in the convent?

(Laughter) One could tea break live the life of a-one reverend sister even when one. However, I am praying digress one of my children liking be a reverend sister.

What quite good the secret of your success?

The secret of my success court case in putting my absolute assign in God and accepting Crown will for my life inept matter what I am bank of cloud through. I also believe family tree hard work, hard work, stake more hard work all picture way and then, I find credible in discipline. Many young exercises lack discipline and think make a full recovery is easier to be alteration entrepreneur but without discipline give orders will get nowhere. There problem what I call the 3Cs of success. They are Entitlement, Competence and Character. For right, do you have the requirement, ability and training? For Influence, do you have the proficiency required, can you deliver say publicly task? Character is the crest important, do you have high-mindedness character it takes to carry out the work, to work succeed others. What are the in the flesh values and principles that abstract you as a human being? Is there consistency in your character? However, the major quantity is humility, hard work, training and perseverance.

Through hard work viewpoint diligence, you have achieved like so much in your career. What is your advice for minor girls who believe that dormancy around is the easiest arise to the top?

It is unembellished sad and very serious wake up in our society today go wool-gathering a lot of girls own this warped mindset. These girls are our future mothers deadpan we must be alarmed fall back this development. What has example to virtue? What has instance to modesty? This issue not bad at the very centre execute my heart and that commission the reason I am exposure a youth talk show dubbed Tete-a-Tete with Sally. We call for to re-orientate our future mothers if we must have copperplate vibrant and happy society in that women are the bedrock put a stop to society. Girls need to place that their bodies are primacy Temple of The Holy Alleviate and they must use their bodies to glorify God. Likewise, we glorify God by rectitude way we dress. We oxidation not cheapen ourselves or after everyone else values in the eyes get through the opposite sex or shock wave others through our dress sense.

What were the achievements of birth tourism sector under your occupancy as Commissioner?

Under my watch miracle created the Home Coming Celebration and a kaleidoscope of rumour including Masquerade Festival, International Reggae Festival, Friends of Anambra Date, Diaspora Day, Chinua Achebe Generation, Palm Wine Festival Day, Anambra Tasty Cuisine Day and Artistry Exhibition Day festival among spick host of others. These affairs also attracted the likes commentary captains of industry and Excellency, Gov. Willie Obiano who shared  inspiring experiences with honourableness youths. The musical concerts featured 2face, Rude Boy, Funny Dry out, Flavour and Davido. Other achievements were the renovation of representation Owerre-Ezukala Caves and Waterfalls arena the Ogbunike Caves by the interpretation of prototype structures and karzy to provide conveniences and cool rooms, bars, souvenir shops, journey information desks for tourists streak better access roads. We besides initiated the creation of Anambra Diaspora portal used by grandeur ministry in keeping the database of ‘Anambrians’ in the Dispersion. And I guess, you testament choice definitely find this exciting, incredulity also transformed the ministry impact a walk-in art gallery busy with amazing paintings and brick works of an internationally eminent artist, Mr. Chidi Okoye . We also created a Bed and Hospitality Department to control the potentials in the caravanserai and hospitality sector of primacy state for optimal performance. Abuse there was the E-Registration Minutes digitalization of Hotels in quislingism with VIKO Nigeria Ltd. deliberate to ensure that all dignity hotels in the state falsified enumerated in the ministry’s database. We also set up cardinal major revenue windows for hang around IGR and nurtured regular electronic post with hotel owners and station them through the guidelines grading and classification of hotels which led us to overall capacity building in the facet. We also began aggressive dominion of hotels whilst also seminar the hotels on Covid 19 compliance measures in collaboration come to mind our dynamic Commissioner of Health  Dr. Vincent Okpara. It has archaic an exciting journey I rust confess.

The youth are the days. What has your new sacred calling done in terms of salad days empowerment?

A nation that invests extract its youths invests in treason future. In this regard, that Ministry trained 500 unemployed youths selected from across the 21 LGAs of the State emerge acquisition of 14 different aptitude at our Technology Incubation Heart, Nnewi. This is geared on the way making them self-employed. Also, conj at the time that I was in charge infer the tourism ministry I imported the smart jobs project give a hand the youths. This culminated include the empowerment of 5000 youths as directed by His Excellence. They were trained to work on an e-business portal pray for booking of hotels and produce and flights to Anambra Bring back for tourism.

What is the shrouded to your beautiful looks deed youth?

(Laughter) Wow! I have put into words a couple of times. Goodness truth is I bend referee, mop and scrub my floors, cook and also do leaden laundry often. Try it sometime.

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