THERE REALLY WAS A FIRST LADY!
Buckingham Palace, 1971.

The classy, graceful-elegant and a consummate fashionista, Mrs Victoria Gowon is seen here posing for photograph with her husband and Nigeria's (then) Head of State, Yakubu Gowon, and Queen Elizabeth and her own husband, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh. Unlike, Maryam, Maryam, Turai, Stella and The Dame, after her Madam Victoria never bothered to meddle in the affairs of the state. May be Mrs Gowon has the presence of mind that the office was just ceremonial or she was just naïve, but since her time, we have had women who are self obsessed, power drunk, and meddlesome in the affairs of the state. Worst, some have shown us that they are more powerful than the husbands, and that their fingers are even more itchy-twitchy than the men's. The current one is giving that ceremonial office a new and advanced meaning of low.

Our women have arrived, they no longer want to be behind the successful husband or beside him. And that must be celebrated, for there is nothing wrong with it. In fact, it must be seen as a plus.I've seen very bright and intelligent women, and how they dust their male classmates, and leave them wondering what happened. That is why I believe that office should be scrapped. Women should aspire to be Margaret Ekpu, Anikulapo Kuti, Gambo Sawaba, Ladi Shehu, Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, Oby Ezekwesili, Alele-Williams, Serah Jibrin, Rukayya, etc. I don't want them to get ahead just by virtue of a marriage certificate. I want it to be because their academic certificate, integrity, track record, experience, their intellect, power of expression, power of persuasion and integrity. They should apply for office or bid for it. It is not easy, never going to be, but nothing is ever easy. Meritocracy is the best shot for serious and qualified women to contribute meaningfully to nation-development.

We need our First Ladies to be ceremonial just like Flora Azikwe, Victoria Aguiyi-Ironsi, Victoria Gowon and Justice Fati Lami Abubakar, or have no First Lady at all. At least, from 1960 - 1963 there was none. Same as 1979 - 1983 (Shagari did not allow any of his wives to do the "job"), 1983 - 1985 (even as educated as Safinatu Buhari, the General said, "I married my wife for myself, not for Nigerians) and 2005 - 2007 (office vacant as a result of Stella OBJ's death). One thing that unconstitutional office does to our polity is that, political prostitutes (I don't mean female prostitutes in the true sense of the term) flock around the sitting First Lady, just so that they can easily reach the ears of President or the Governor.

So what does this picture show except for a man who joined to defeat what could have been a more promising group of countries controlled by Africans and not Queen Eliza.

He mismanaged the country's resources and stayed there for almost a decade before being booted out, and running back to his masters in London.

Nonsense

That was the thank you visit.

Oleku!!! tell me something way i no fit do

They were newly wedded while Gowon was in power

Hain!! Even if they scrap the office of the 1st lady, will it also scrap their influence?

DICKtator: They were newly wedded while Gowon was in power

Don't think so. Are you saying Prince Charles was born in the 70s?

stupid idiots that destroyed the country and mortgaged the future of the citizenry ...#spits on thread# and #walkaway#

Classy nd elegant

A gladiator and his domina

Class

Envy n jealousy reeks on this thread!

MAYOWAAK: THERE REALLY WAS A FIRST LADY!
Buckingham Palace, 1971.

Spare us this garbage. All I see is a 32 year old kid and his spouse who have no business being at the helm of a nation, but got there via the barrel of a gun. Nothing to celebrate.

Na dis design wey madam gowon wear dy reign now ooo....

Wonders shall never start..

mens dept: So what does this picture show except for a man who joined to defeat what could have been a more promising group of countries controlled by Africans and not Queen Eliza.

He mismanaged the country's resources and stayed there for almost a decade before being booted out, and running back to his masters in London.

Nonsense

Monkey, what did ur old man do to d country?'

That's ok

1 year after they conspired to stop Biafra from becoming a reality.

Why is this man still alive?

And finally, I'm out.
Thanks to all the crew.

ProfSule:

Monkey, what did ur old man did to d country?

The Queen wouldn't like this grammar

U lack a gud sense of history!
Try coolness instead of dis clarion.
Watch 4rm d stance if uve got noting rational 2 say.

mens dept: So what does this picture show except for a man who joined to defeat what could have been a more promising group of countries controlled by Africans and not Queen Eliza.

He mismanaged the country's resources and stayed there for almost a decade before being booted out, and running back to his masters in London.

Nonsense

I have seen them,so what next

Will the pix stops our senators from approving kid's marriage..? WTF

OAM4J is Gay: The Queen wouldn't like this grammar

Na so

This former first lady sure looks......

OAM4J is Gay: 1 year after they conspired to stop Biafra from becoming a reality.

Hahaha ds ur user name OAM4J is Gay

Madam and his boy-boy.
It's amazing what Gowon has become. For all the atrocities and genocide he committed for the Hausa-Fulani, he has nothing to show for it. He was just a errand boy used by the northern bandits. These days I laugh every time I hear how Fulani's are kill Gowon's brother in the middle belt like chicken. They are surely reaping what they sow; it is just a taste of what we fought for. The only difference is that we had the ball to stand up and fight for our lives and territory; and still has the capability and will to do the same today it the need arises. God bless Biafra and her children!

Jealous! Wud u achieve such height @ age 32? Dats if u arent already above 32 sef..
No man is perfect, every1 has his f-up, bt appreciate d gud part..

Rossikk: Spare us this garbage. All I see is a 32 year old kid and his spouse who have no business being at the helm of a nation, but got there via the barrel of a gun. Nothing to celebrate.