Tag: Minister of Women Affairs

Protest rocks NASS, as civil servants, Minister clash

Aminu Imam
Protest rocks NASS

Scores of demonstrators yesterday marched from the National Assembly to the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation in Abuja, protesting against what they described as the harassment of the Minister of Women’s Affairs, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim. The protesters, comprising human rights activists, civil society organisations and concerned citizens, carried placards and banners condemning last Wednesday’s action, insisting that “no civil servant has the right to challenge a minister.” Their demonstration followed an incident on September 10, when staff of the Federal Ministry of Women’s Affairs locked…

Read More

“NASS victimising me over refusal to sign dubious $500m loan” Women Affairs Minister

Aminu Imam
Women Affairs Minister

The stand-off between the National Assembly (NASS) and the embattled Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, has taken a new twist with an allegation that the minister is being victimised  by some cabals in government over her refusal to sign a $500 million World Bank loan request. The Minister, who stated this during a published interview, revealed that when such loans are obtained, World Bank staff in Nigeria take back 40 percent. Recall that the Minister has been having a running battle with the lawmakers and recently engaged in a…

Read More