Former Minister of Women Affairs, Uju-Ken Ohanenye, stated on Wednesday that she has no regrets about the decisions she made during her tenure.
Since her appointment in August 2023, Ohanenye has faced significant controversy, including her threat to sue the United Nations (UN) for allegedly mishandling funds intended for Nigeria.
She was dismissed by President Bola Tinubu on October 23, along with four other ministers: Lola Ade-John (Tourism), Jamila Bio Ibrahim (Youth Development), Tahir Mamman (Education), and Abdullahi Muhammad Gwarzo (Housing and Urban Development).
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Two months after her dismissal, Ohanenye reflected on her time in office, asserting that she did her best during her tenure at the Ministry of Women Affairs.
“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,” she said on Channels Television’s Politics Today.
“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 discussed the donations made by many Nigerians on October 15 to support vulnerable individuals in the country.
She also revealed that she was dismissed as a minister just two weeks after the ministry had generated 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 added.
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