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| Okonjo Iweala, Alison-madueke And Stella Oduah! A Tale Of Three Ministries: by kingarizona(m): 1:19pm On Oct 25, 2013 |
Popularity, Performance And Politics.....  OKONJI IWEALA Their relentless commitment to getting the job done, their unquestionable dedication to duty, their creative approach to highly complex issues, and most importantly, the fact that they are all women. These are among the many reasons the phrase ‘The Bermuda Triangle’ was coined for the Ministers of Petroleum, Finance and Aviation. But you can t blame the name selection approach of the common-folk, clearly these women have shown a level of paranormal activity that is attributed to extra-terrestrial beings. Known for being clinically thorough, detailed and energetic, these Ministers have taken huge and bold steps towards building machineries that drive the Nigerian economy. Steps, which are undoubtedly necessary in some ministries, and completely lacking in others. But having clearly put forward the capacity of these women to drive the economy and even do greater things in ministerial appointments, the question which often begs is which of these ministers is charged with the most complex of tasks and how have they fared.  ALISON - MADUEKE On Popularity the highest consideration would go to the Minister of Petroleum, and credit for that goes to the ‘Great March’ of the fuel subsidy scandal in 2012. The Minister of Finance isn’t that popularly un-lucky, though also conveniently shaded by a wall of complex economic yardsticks that fail to inform Nigerians of their effect on bread and butter, her popularity was stained when acting as the Finance Minister in the Olusegun Obasanjo administration, she requested full deregulation which would result in the sacking of over 50% of the government work force. The Aviation Minister is the least of the folk in popularity. Were it not for on her part in the opposing a huge network of self-interest stakeholders in Aviation Business few media houses would no doubt had marvelled at her approach. On Performance, Finance Minister Okonjo Iweala maintains her argument that Macro-economic stability has been restored in the country. But the consistent delay in payment of government salaries, budget deficits and dwindling currency rates mocks that stability. Paper tricks and complex calculations only go further to annoy the teeming hungry masses of people. The Aviation Minister however has exceeded the limits of performance not only in comparison with the performance of past ministers in the same sector, but also with the most basic economic yardstick of ‘believing what you see’. New and renovated airport terminals in over 2/3rd of the country, renovated payment system and reconfigured tariff systems which not only help generate revenue for the government but also meets the standards of rational economic pricing. The least lucky in terms of development is the Petroleum Minister. At current calculations, the oil theft rate is 150,000 barrels a month (at least that’s what the Finance Minister says). Diezani is also recorded to have completed a Petroleum Industry Bill with prickly bones and thorns of contention for many. Oil spillages have sky-rocketed and it is still uncertain what the correct figure is as regards number of barrels extracted per day. In Politics however, the Minister of Petroleum plays a predominantly active role in the affairs of the country, but of course what else would be expected of a minister who heads the leading revenue arm of the country. But compared to Okonjo Iweala, who with Head-tying skills as complex as her financial computations has been appointed in two administration and cashes in on her global advantage as a World Bank contender, it is a difficult tie. The Aviation Minister is clearly the least political of the lot, her achievements are simply the marks of a technocrat.  STELLA ODUAH There is no question as to whether these ministers have held their turfs, the Nigerian political terrain is undoubtedly unique to all known forms of economic, social and political yardsticks. The Minsters of Petroleum, Aviation and Finance have done great work and shown their commitment to work, and resilience against opposing mechanisms. Of course the real question which begs analysis is that, although decline and failure takes place in all forms of government institutions if not properly managed, why is there a lack of sanctions for inefficiency. How can the other Nigerian ministers get away with their lousy performances? Why do the ministries endure? How can politically oppressive and exploitative people remain broadly unchallenged in their territories or in their fundamental existence as ministers? How can they simultaneously display decay and stability, weakness and resilience? These questions are no doubt absent in the analysed ministries as the fundamental nature of such entities leaves no room for dormancy. It is the first time in the history of Nigeria that women have been awarded such key national positions simultaneously and it is undoubtedly a success to womenfolk as it is to Nigeria. It is a tale to tell, a tale of three ministries, a tale of popularity, performance and politics. Olusegun Aluko is a public affairs commentator. He believes that one day Nigeria will rule the world and that Goodluck Jonathan is the best thing to happen to Nigeria since sliced bread and crude oil. SOURCE
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| Re: Okonjo Iweala, Alison-madueke And Stella Oduah! A Tale Of Three Ministries: by cjrane: 1:25pm On Oct 25, 2013 |
[size=14pt]You forgot to add Arunma Otteh ! They are actually 4 Igbo ladies in Yorubamen's hit list simply for performing their job so magnificently! Why aren't they clamoring for the sacking of lazy,unproductive Ministers as Omobola Johnson, and Mrs. Olajumoke Akinjide ? Who has even heard of those names as Federal Ministers? Or is it because they are yoruba and thus their lackluster performance and looting in government should be condoned? But Igbo women in government are perpetually hounded by the shamelessly tribalistic Yoruba press and falsely accused of all sorts of crimes in their silly bid to get them fired. Yeye, shameless tribalists ! [/size] 9 Likes
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| Re: Okonjo Iweala, Alison-madueke And Stella Oduah! A Tale Of Three Ministries: by Aromas: 1:34pm On Oct 25, 2013 |
According to Yoruba adages which states that ARO META TI O BODO DA OMI JONATHAN NU Meaning, 3 women who must not fall JONATHAN government |
| Re: Okonjo Iweala, Alison-madueke And Stella Oduah! A Tale Of Three Ministries: by Utchgirl(f): 1:46pm On Oct 25, 2013 |
cjrane: [size=14pt]You forgot to add Arunma Otteh !they are all igbos excluding Allison madueke...i think she is from Bayelsa.Back to d topic, i believe in women empowerment and jonathan's administration has done justice to that |
| Re: Okonjo Iweala, Alison-madueke And Stella Oduah! A Tale Of Three Ministries: by ijawcitizen(m): 1:55pm On Oct 25, 2013 |
cjrane: [size=14pt]You forgot to add Arunma Otteh !Diezani Allison-Madueke is an Ijaw woman married to an Igbo. |
| Re: Okonjo Iweala, Alison-madueke And Stella Oduah! A Tale Of Three Ministries: by cjrane: 1:56pm On Oct 25, 2013 |
Utchgirl: they are all igbos excluding Allison madueke...i think she is from Bayelsa.Back to d topic, i believe in women empowerment and jonathan's administration has done justice to that Allison madueke is an Ijaw woman, married to an Igbo man. Just like Stella Oduah was formely married to an Urhobo man. In Igboland,we accept women from other tribes married to our sons as our own daughters,even if those women were Yoruba! My best man's mother is an Idoma woman, yet she has a chieftaincy title in my hometown! Chief Emaka Anyaoku's wife is yoruba from Osun state, but Igbos have embraced her as their own. We are not like the yoruba people that will mistreat the Igbo wife of their son who had stayed in the marriage for more than 30 years and they will still call her "IGBO" ! 4 Likes |
| Re: Okonjo Iweala, Alison-madueke And Stella Oduah! A Tale Of Three Ministries: by gbanikiti(m): 2:00pm On Oct 25, 2013 |
Even though Dora Akunyili is not an appointee in this present government, no female minister irrespective of their ethnic background have beaten the record of Dora. She still remains the best female minister nigeria has ever produced. 1 Like |
| Re: Okonjo Iweala, Alison-madueke And Stella Oduah! A Tale Of Three Ministries: by DerideGull(m): 2:00pm On Oct 25, 2013 |
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| Re: Okonjo Iweala, Alison-madueke And Stella Oduah! A Tale Of Three Ministries: by DerideGull(m): 2:01pm On Oct 25, 2013 |
ijaw citizen: Diezani Allison-Madueke is an Ijaw woman married to an Igbo. Monkey, have you checked the parentage of Diezani Allison? 1 Like |
| Re: Okonjo Iweala, Alison-madueke And Stella Oduah! A Tale Of Three Ministries: by cjrane: 2:03pm On Oct 25, 2013 |
ijaw citizen: Diezani Allison-Madueke is an Ijaw woman married to an Igbo. [size=16pt]STOP USING THIS MONIKER "IJAW CITIZEN" WE KNOW YOU ARE YORUBA! ALL YOUR PREVIOUS POSTS PROVE IT! YOU ARE NOT FOOLING ANYONE! Be proud of your tribalistic lot ![/size] 6 Likes |
| Re: Okonjo Iweala, Alison-madueke And Stella Oduah! A Tale Of Three Ministries: by Sec5(m): 2:43pm On Oct 25, 2013 |
gbanikiti: Even though Dora Akunyili is not an appointee in this present government, no female minister irrespective of their ethnic background have beaten the record of Dora. She still remains the best female minister nigeria has ever produced. U mean pharmacist minister of information? |
| Re: Okonjo Iweala, Alison-madueke And Stella Oduah! A Tale Of Three Ministries: by drnoel: 4:17pm On Oct 25, 2013 |
cjrane:Now that is not fully true. I dont know where u got ur information but that information is only held by old timers. A cousin of mine is married to a yoruba man and they practically adopted her into their family. She doesnt joke with her mother inlaw who initially gave her stress but not they are like 5&6. I even met them once arguing and u would have thought they were sisters cos they were joking with one anoda and jabbing themselves. It was matured and nice to see. |
| Re: Okonjo Iweala, Alison-madueke And Stella Oduah! A Tale Of Three Ministries: by ijawcitizen(m): 6:21pm On Oct 25, 2013 |
cjrane:In light of the bolded Igbo tradition, are Stella ODUAH-OGIEMWONYI & Dora AKUNYILI still Igbo women or Bini & Yoruba respectively? |
| Re: Okonjo Iweala, Alison-madueke And Stella Oduah! A Tale Of Three Ministries: by Afam4eva(m): 6:42pm On Oct 25, 2013 |
ijaw citizen: In light of the bolded Igbo tradition, are Stella ODUAH-OGIEMWONYI & Dora AKUNYILI still Igbo women or Bini & Yoruba respectively?Akunyili is an Igbo surname and not Yoruba. Her husband is Igbo. The person you quoted stated that it's Igbo tradition to embrace women who are married into Igboland but it may not be the tradition of places where Igbo women have married into. 1 Like |
| Re: Okonjo Iweala, Alison-madueke And Stella Oduah! A Tale Of Three Ministries: by gregg2: 6:46pm On Oct 25, 2013 |
The three have done very well and have distinguished themselves. I can't remember the last time we had fuel scarcity in this country - thank you Madueke The favourable ratings of our economy recently by international rating agencies is a sign we are moving in the right direction - thank you Okonjo - Iweala. Before our very own eyes, our airports are gradually becoming a thing of pride to Nigerias - thank you Stella Oduah Thank you GEJ. It's well with Nigeria. 4 Likes |
| Re: Okonjo Iweala, Alison-madueke And Stella Oduah! A Tale Of Three Ministries: by Nobody: 6:48pm On Oct 25, 2013 |
ijaw citizen: In light of the bolded Igbo tradition, are Stella ODUAH-OGIEMWONYI & Dora AKUNYILI still Igbo women or Bini & Yoruba respectively?we know u are nt ijaw why will u people hide under jobless monikers to fight for ur people akunyili is nt married to yoruba person pls be proud of ur tribe for once you were disgrace in a thread for not knowing anything about ijaw heritage hw does it feel to be rejected by people you claim just becos u want to defend ur tribe try and get a work 6 Likes |
| Re: Okonjo Iweala, Alison-madueke And Stella Oduah! A Tale Of Three Ministries: by hercules07: 11:02pm On Oct 25, 2013 |
The only Igbo minister that deserves respect and commendation is Ezekwesili, Dora as a minister was a disaster, as NAFDAC boss, she was fantastic. Okonjo Iweala as a minister is also a disaster, we actually paid back all of our debt when we had no infrastructure, unbelievable, Oduah is just a thief while Dizeani though Ijaw is a bigger thief. |
| Re: Okonjo Iweala, Alison-madueke And Stella Oduah! A Tale Of Three Ministries: by Nobody: 11:21pm On Oct 25, 2013 |
hercules07: The only Igbo minister that deserves respect and commendation is Ezekwesili, Dora as a minister was a disaster, as NAFDAC boss, she was fantastic. Okonjo Iweala as a minister is also a disaster, we actually paid back all of our debt when we had no infrastructure, unbelievable, Oduah is just a thief while Dizeani though Ijaw is a bigger thief. |
| Re: Okonjo Iweala, Alison-madueke And Stella Oduah! A Tale Of Three Ministries: by hercules07: 11:28pm On Oct 25, 2013 |
gbanikiti: Even though Dora Akunyili is not an appointee in this present government, no female minister irrespective of their ethnic background have beaten the record of Dora. She still remains the best female minister nigeria has ever produced. This is a lie, she was woeful as a minister, as the NAFDAC boss she tried, she really tried, Ezekwesili was the best female minister. |
| Re: Okonjo Iweala, Alison-madueke And Stella Oduah! A Tale Of Three Ministries: by Brimmie(m): 12:51am On Oct 26, 2013 |
Awon Ole Oshi!! |
| Re: Okonjo Iweala, Alison-madueke And Stella Oduah! A Tale Of Three Ministries: by kingarizona(m): 8:13am On Oct 26, 2013 |
Mods, from page please |
| Re: Okonjo Iweala, Alison-madueke And Stella Oduah! A Tale Of Three Ministries: by ChimaAdeoye: 2:18pm On Oct 26, 2013 |
king arizona: Mods, from page please Dem dey craze? NL is a yoruba APC propaganda outfit. Don't be surprised if Mikuna or some intensely biased mod moves it to fashion section. 3 Likes |
| Re: Okonjo Iweala, Alison-madueke And Stella Oduah! A Tale Of Three Ministries: by Tintinix: 3:31pm On Oct 26, 2013 |
gbanikiti: Even though Dora Akunyili is not an appointee in this present government, no female minister irrespective of their ethnic background have beaten the record of Dora. She still remains the best female minister nigeria has ever produced. Yet she messed up so badly at the end! She did her job excellently with the Yaradua dead or not died/ acting President issue, when the lies and cover up were not sustainable she was among the first to break the silence! Only to sommersault and resign and go contest governorship on a ridiculous apga platform! Who were her advisers sef! They didn't try for her! |
| Re: Okonjo Iweala, Alison-madueke And Stella Oduah! A Tale Of Three Ministries: by cjrane: 3:40pm On Oct 26, 2013 |
Tintinix: It would have been better to contest under AD or APC abi? SMH! Incase you didn't know she contested a senatorial seat and won, which criminally Ngige stole with the courts on some weird technicalities and currently still occupy. |
| Re: Okonjo Iweala, Alison-madueke And Stella Oduah! A Tale Of Three Ministries: by iterator25: 3:54pm On Oct 26, 2013 |
Milfs |
| Re: Okonjo Iweala, Alison-madueke And Stella Oduah! A Tale Of Three Ministries: by IleIfe2(m): 4:28pm On Oct 26, 2013 |
cjrane: [size=14pt]You forgot to add Arunma Otteh ! If you have prove and evidence that the so called Yoruba ministers have used their positions to enrich themselves, share it and lets call for their dismissal and investigation. You people should show some self respect, even if its a little bit. Spare a little bit of dignity for upcoming leaders who share similar ancestral lineage with Stella Oduah. I don't remember Nigerians defending Tafa Balogun, Patricia Etteh etc. This is shamelessness, even eastern Europeans don't have a skin this thick. SMH |
| Re: Okonjo Iweala, Alison-madueke And Stella Oduah! A Tale Of Three Ministries: by iterator25: 4:41pm On Oct 26, 2013 |
Thought we ranked low in gender inclusion  |
| Re: Okonjo Iweala, Alison-madueke And Stella Oduah! A Tale Of Three Ministries: by pet7: 4:45pm On Oct 26, 2013 |
DerideGull:check ur facts na u be d monkey because allison diezani is an ijaw married to an ibo |
| Re: Okonjo Iweala, Alison-madueke And Stella Oduah! A Tale Of Three Ministries: by gregg2: 4:50pm On Oct 26, 2013 |
Ile-Ife: Nigerians including Igbos did not also defend the likes of Adolphus Nwabara, Maurice Iwu etc. Stella Oduah's case is quite different and is clearly some ethnic hate. Only a blind baby will fail to see it. 1 Like |
| Re: Okonjo Iweala, Alison-madueke And Stella Oduah! A Tale Of Three Ministries: by IleIfe2(m): 4:59pm On Oct 26, 2013 |
gregg2: Is Stella some kind of special breed who has a blank cheque to Nigeria's (ND) common wealth? She was caught using her position to enrich her self like Patricia Etteh. She is not being suspected like every Nigeria Public office holder is, there is evidence, she has been caught. Did other tribes trick or force her into giving the nod for those outrageous transactions? Common, use your loaf. haba? 1 Like |
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