Governor Alex Otti says his administration will approve the building of monuments in honour of the heroines of the 1929 Aba women’s uprising.

Mr Otti disclosed this on Wednesday during the burial ceremony of Chiamaka Joyce Ibekwe, wife of the lawmaker representing Bende North state sonstituency, Nnamdi Ibekwe, in Igbere, Bende council area.

The governor said that the honour would be done to the heroic women in recognition of their contributions to the society and history.

He said that such recognition would serve as encouragement to women who contributed immensely to societal growth.

“I want to thank the honourable member for the request he made here because the request was not about him and it was not even about Chiamaka, it was about Abia women from inception.

“Our women have always been great women. If you do not know, then you do not know history. We have come to the level where somehow, either knowingly or unknowingly, we have refused to give women their due recognition.