Gov Ugwuanyi Rewards Woman For Returning N13.9m Mistakenly Paid Into Her Account

ENUGU – In appreciation of the outstanding and ex­emplary honesty she displayed in returning the sum of N13,946,400.00 mistakenly paid into her account, Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, on Tuesday, rewarded Mrs. Josephine Nchetaka Chuk­wujama-Eze, with a cash of N1 million.

The cash reward was an­nounced by the state Commis­sioner for Gender Affairs and Social Development, Hon. Princess Peace Nnaji, after a closed-door meeting with the woman in her office. Mrs. Chukwujama-Eze, a teacher with a mission school in Enugu, is married to Barr. Chukwujama Eze, an indigene of Enugu Ezike, in Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu State. Speaking after the meet­ing, Hon. Nnaji, who present­ed the cash to Mrs. Chukwu­jama-Eze, on behalf of the governor, commended her for being a good ambassador of Enugu State, stressing, “This is the kind of culture we are inculcating in all our women, men, young boys and girls.” The commissioner main­tained that the woman’s ac­tion has earned the women of Enugu State much respect, calling on the public emulate her exemplary honesty. “What 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.

“We 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, Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has directed that she should be rewarded with the sum of one million naira,” Nnaji said. Responding, Mrs. Chuk­wujama-Eze, who was over­whelmed with joy, thanked Governor Ugwuanyi for the reward, saying, “I so much appreciate this.” She added, “I 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 Governor.” Also in his appreciation, the woman’s husband, Barr. Eze, ascribed his wife’s display of honesty to family upbring­ing, pointing out that “it is a demonstration that in Nigeria, there are a lot of good people out there.” He said, “What we have witnessed today is a life expe­rience which didn’t come by accident. It is a function of family upbringing. We sin­cerely thank His Excellency, Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State for this recog­nition.”