caption residence predecessor religion children birth_place party office birth_date term_start spouse birthname image article_title term_end alma_mater
judith port harcourt -lrb- april 2009 -rrb- amaechi chatting with volunteers at government house in port harcourt , rivers state mary odili christianity 3 enugu ukwu , anambra state , nigeria all progressives congress first lady of rivers state 24 december 1970 26 october 2007 chibuike amaechi 1993 judith obiajulu nwankwo file : dame judith amaechi.jpg judith amaechi
 29 may 2015 rivers state university of science and technology
judith amaechi

dame judith obiajulu amaechi -lrb- née nwankwo ; born 24 december 1970 -rrb- is the wife of former rivers state governor chibuike amaechi .
she is head of the empowerment support initiative -lrb- esi -rrb- which campaigns against hiv/aids , advocates the rights of the women and children , and promotes gender equity and girl child education .
amaechi was born on 24 december 1970 in enugu ukwu , anambra state .
she attended federal government girls college , abuloma for her secondary education .
she then attended rivers state university of science and technology , where she graduated as an urban and regional planning professional .
she married chibuike amaechi and they have three children .
amaechi launched the empowerment support initiative , a non-governmental organization -lrb- ngo -rrb- , on 16 october 2008 .
the ngo provides practical support and advice for women and children , particularly the most disadvantaged .
in june 2009 , speaking during international widows day , amaechi called for review of native laws and customary practices that cause distress to widows , sometimes throwing them into abject poverty .
in march 2010 she visited israel with the state commissioner for women affairs , manuela george-izunwa , to inspect farms and discuss training and development of agriculture among women in rivers state .
in 2009 amaechi sponsored a free mass de-worming program rivers state children .
she was a strong supporter of the child rights act passed in rivers state in 2010 , aiming to prevent abuse of children .
in august 2010 she opened a four-week information and communication technology farm , which provides free computer training in the holidays to junior and senior secondary school students .
