Thursday, December 26, 2024 - Former Minister of Women Affairs, Uju-Ken Ohanenye, says she has no regrets over some actions she took as Minister.
Ohanenye was appointed in August 2023, and her time in office was marred
by controversies, including her threat to sue the United Nations (UN) for
allegedly mismanaging funds meant for Nigeria. On October 23, she was fired by
President Bola Tinubu alongside four other ministers at the time.
In an interview with Channels TV this evening, Ohanenye said despite the
challenges she experienced, she did her best as Minister within the year she
held sway at the Women Affairs Ministry.
“I have a responsibility given to me to man that place and make sure
things go right. I wouldn’t have tolerated anybody trying to rubbish deceit
given to me. There must be an impact on people. I’m glad that I didn’t give
such chance and I have no regret in the way I did my job. That was the highest
way I would have done that.”
During the interview, she spoke on some donations on October 15, to help
some vulnerable Nigerians. According to her, she was sacked as minister two
weeks after the ministry raked in over N200 million.
“The programmes I initiated like the mobile courts, going to rescue
small girls hawking on the streets, I did not have money for that because it
wasn’t part of what was budgeted for. When I called on Nigerians, I was so
surprised a lot of them gathered at the villa and donated money to this effect.
They were very happy to support it.
Unfortunately, not up to two weeks after the donations, I was sacked.
When that happened, there was no way I could use that money. I asked the
secretary in charge to write to the bank to do a reversal of the funds,” she
said
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