There is a special place in hell for women who do not help other women.
~Madeleine K. Albright
Patricia Etteh certainly tops the list. In September, 2007, she was accused of spending N628 million on renovations of her official residence and that of her deputy and for the purchase of 12 official cars. Patricia Etteh was the first female to be appointed Speaker in the Nigerian government. She had a chance to be a heroine but blew it.She was eventually forced to resign.
Iyabo Obasanjo. The EFCC is still investigating her role in the N3.5billion contract to the Austrian company Schneider which did not follow due process.And now it is being alleged that the ministry of health gave her a gift of N10 million. I would have thought that with so much negativity surrounding the Obasanjo name, she would have used her place of authority to undo whatever little damage she can to her family name but Alas!
Professor Adenike Grange was until last week the minister of Health. She, too has been forced to resign due to charges of corruption.She is alleged to have supervised the squandering of N300million unspent public funds last december. She is a medical doctor, one would have thought that certain professionals would dare to live above certain crimes. Grange must have taken an oath after medical school to put human lives before all else, and yet She spends N300million on furniture, car etc while several Nigerian women and children die of poverty related diseases. I wonder if this is the same Grange of Grange schools,Lagos -one of the moxt expensive primary schools, if that is the case, I guess it only makes the situation worse as it shows some people's insatiable need for money. Grange like Etteh, could have been a heroine, making changes in the health sector which Nigeria so badly needs but she didn't and instead has dipped her name in the mud.
Senator Eme Ufot Ekaette though not reported to have stolen any money, I could not help but add her to this list because of her obvious lack of intellect as she proposed the infamous indecent dressing bill.
I have been shut down more than once at talks on issues of women empowerment and equality, Etteh and Ekaette are always thrown at my face, now Grange has been added to the list.
However, Dora Akunyili continues to do us proud. She has received several awards including Times award-one of the 18 heroes of our times and an Intergrity award by Transparency International.If she could stand out as one great Nigerian woman, surely there are a few others. We will soon discover them.
On some entirely unrelated issues: I am happy that Oshimole is now governor of Edo state. Congratulations to him and to the people of Edo for backing him. I see change coming.
An aircraft belonging to wings airline allegedly owned by Ibori dissappeared about two weeks ago and has since not been found. If this isn't the height of shame on the Nigerian Aviation sector, then I don't know what is.
Saturday, March 29, 2008
The Thieving Women Of Nigeria
Posted by For the love of me at 4:09 AM
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i agree o...tis rather shameful that it takes the Nigerian aviation system > 2 weeks to find an aircraft!!
Abeg, i agree with your adding Ekaette to the list as someone who is most certianly working against the empowerment of her fellow woman.
I guess we expected more from them because they are women. We expected in the very least, empathy for the poor man. However, considering the powers that put them there, we should have known that they all came from the same rotten basket!
Here are some neutral names you can use, both for males and females:
Ese
Ejiro
Voke
Rukevwe
Ovo
Otega
Ufuoma
Ajiri
Efe
and ofcourse, Uzezi!
@afrobeat, I am still keeping my ears open on the aircraft issueooo, is it possible, it never dissapeared?
@waffarian, guess you are right, they are all birds of a feather.
Thanx for the names.
the problem wit this country lies with them leaders and i tell u untill they start being transparent in all they do ....there will be no development for this country
thank God for the few good people we ve in power tho, Akuyili .....may God keep her for us
True Talk...
but why must there be a special hell for them ehn??
Why can't they share the same hell with all the other baddies??
:-(
what can i say....lets concentrate on the lies of Dora, Ngozi and Oby and do our best to eep the flag flying
what can i say....lets concentrate on the lies of Dora, Ngozi and Oby and do our best to eep the flag flying
@Ms emotions, someday God will turn things around. It s our fervent hope.
@Pamela, I don't knowooo, I guess because women really are expected to be more compassionate.
@Doll,yeah, long live Dora.
wow. that quote sent chills down my spine, and the millions allegedly spent by these politicians is mind boggling. Change will come.
I think the Grange scandal was the most disappointing of them all (Obasanjo family politics are entertaining...its like one long soap opera). Grange had so much respect internationally and with her name soiled, so does it further soil the Nigerian names. Unfortunately scandals speak louder than successes in public opinion.
i wrote a bit on the why's of the grange scandal in my blog...
sad that this list exist...hope to see a longer list with the likes of dora and others...
My Dear, do not allow what’s happening about some of the women that failed in their responsibilities to deter you from talking further about equality and empowerment.
Be it men or women, human beings will always have their characters, what make them thick and what make them miss it (if any) but what we are saying is do let it not be that we leave out women in development process and let it not be that we expect too much from them. Let it just be that we have equal ground to show the stuff we are made of. Human beings will always be human beings. The exceptional ones still need to be mentioned. Where 5 women have failed, look very well if you will not see 50 men that have failed in similar circumstances.
But the issue still remain, let all of us have equal ground to function…
My Dear, do not allow what’s happening about some of the women that failed in their responsibilities to deter you from talking further about equality and empowerment.
Be it men or women, human beings will always have their characters, what make them thick and what make them miss it (if any) but what we are saying is do let it not be that we leave out women in development process and let it not be that we expect too much from them. Let it just be that we have equal ground to show the stuff we are made of. Human beings will always be human beings. The exceptional ones still need to be mentioned. Where 5 women have failed, look very well if you will not see 50 men that have failed in similar circumstances.
But the issue still remain, let all of us have equal ground to function….
While millions die of hunger, a few men and women without integrity do away with money that could have been used to make lives better for people in their constituencies. But who do you blame? Nigeria is a society that worships the rich regardless of where the wealth comes from.
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