BY LORETTA B MANELE

There are some challenges I face a long the way as a female chief.

Rose Irene Nida, a female chief from Central Province voiced this during a recent interview with the paper at Leitongo village over the weekend during a consultation meeting for chiefs from the province.

She stressed that one challenge she experiences is people not following what she says.

Nida said at times, when this happens, she decides just to stay out of the way but at the end of the day she doesn’t let this stop her from carrying out her duties as a chief.

“But this doesn’t affect me all the time. I just continue to do my work as a chief.”

Nida mentioned that in her community, as female chiefs they are also responsible for solving issues or problems that may occur between couples and even between women.

When asked about her advice for a woman who will soon become a chief, she said as a female chief they must carry themselves with the character of a woman that is caring for her community, people and strangers.

She was one of a few female chiefs who attended the recent two-day “Sandfly Buena Vista House of Chiefs Consultation Meeting” from Sunday, June 15 to Monday 16 in Leitongo village, Central Province.

The meeting was held accommodating three Houses of Chiefs namely; Vatilau, Sandfly and Ravu Houses of Chiefs.

Chiefs in attendance at the meeting came together and on the second day of the meeting voted to form a new House of Chiefs called “Sandfly Buena Vista House of Chiefs” of which Nida is now a part of.

Prior to being a part of this new setting, Nida comes from Vatilau House of Chiefs.

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