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Enugu State Gov. rewards woman with N1m cash, for returning N13.94m mistakenly paid into her account
Enugu State Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, has rewarded Mrs Josephine Chukwujama-Eze, with N1million cash for returning N13.94 million that was mistakenly paid into her account.
The cash reward was announced by the State Commissioner for Gender Affairs and Social Development, Peace Nnaji, after a closed-door meeting with the woman in her office..
Mrs. Chukwujama-Eze is a teacher with a mission school in Enugu, and married to Chukwujama Eze, an indigene of Enugu Ezike, in Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu State.
Nnaji presented the cash to Mrs. Chukwujama-Eze, on behalf of the governor.
The Commissioner for Gender Affairs and Social Development commended her for being a good ambassador of Enugu State, stressing that, âthis is the kind of culture we are inculcating in all our women, men, young boys and girlsâ.
She maintained that the womanâs action has earned the women of Enugu State much respect, calling on the public to emulate her honesty.
âWhat we are witnessing today is heartwarming and thought provoking. It is something memorable and substantial. This is a woman, Mrs. Josephine Chukwujama-Eze, who to the greatest chagrin of so many people had the sum of N13,946,400.00, mistakenly credited to her bank account. And immediately she saw it, she quickly alerted her husband and they went to the bank and returned the money to the rightful owner.
âWe all know that times are hard these days, especially with the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic. It is not that she is very comfortable; she is a teacher in a mission school and look at what she has done. This is a real character and Enugu State Government wants to appreciate her for what she has done. His Excellency, Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has directed that she should be rewarded with the sum of one million naira,â Ms Nnaji saidâ. She added
Responding, Mrs. Chukwujama-Eze, who was overwhelmed with joy, thanked Gov. Ugwuanyi for the reward, saying: âI so much appreciate thisâ.
According to her, âI was just being my normal self. I never knew that what I was doing will get to this extent. I did what I feel I should do. I did this just to clear my conscience. Thank you, the Honourable Commissioner for Gender Affairs. Please extend my greatest thanks to His Excellency, our dear Governorâ.
Also in his appreciation, the womanâs husband, Mr Eze, ascribed his wifeâs display of honesty to family upbringing and the cultural value of Enugu State and the entire Igbos, pointing out that âit is a demonstration that in Nigeria, there are a lot of good people out thereâ.
In his words,
âWhat we have witnessed today is a life experience which didnât come by accident. It is a function of family upbringing. We sincerely thank His Excellency, Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State for this recognition. Nigeria is redeemable; Nigerians are good people and I am proud to say thisâ.
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