bcomputer101: NOTE THIS: Most people are commenting here just to show off...
I bet you people that 99% will not fulfill there pledge toward this woman.
The same people pledging here are the same people that doesn't honour Malachi 3:10. How much more a widow you don't know...

MY VIEW: if you are ready to help this woman, keep it within you and wait for the details of her account.
I wish to give but i have little with me for now.

I PRAY GOD WILL HONOUR THE CEERFUL GIVER!
Thanks!

soul_glo: So the struggling widows in Benin city that follow the rules and not break the laws can now live with the motto that breaking the law pays. Why will people ever do right. Her neighbours that have problems of their own will definitely take home the message that it does not pay to do what is right. What is the point of suffering doing good when I can be rewarded for doing bad things. This is definitely a teachable moment. Both for the common man and the leaders. The only message you people are hell bent on sending is that breaking the law pays.

woodcook: I really don't understand how people react to issues. To be honest this widow's case has been over-stretched! Yeah the governor may have been rude and inhuman but that does not mean that there are no one around your neighborhood that need more help than the woman in question.

@op and those shouting that I am in, how many times have you come across a school age kid with torn school uniform and offer the kid a replacement or even ragged school saddles ? Charity begins at home, you people should not feed your ego on this woman's case. There are a lot of people around that you can help without getting anyone in this forum to know about it. At best you can open a thread on why people should pay attention to the less privileged they come across in their everyday life.

I am not suggesting you guys should not help the woman, after all it is your money and your choice, but please do it for the right reasons. Secondly, if you ignore the less fortunate around your immediate environment only to extend a helping hand to a woman in far-away Edo state so as to look. Bnb cool on NL then am sorry, you just about wasting your money. Do good for the right reasons and towards those that are in dire need of it!

Black Human: I was just wondering; what if this widow was an Hausa/fulani?....would u all show this level of sympathy & concern? (pls be sincere)

yd849ja: Hypocrisy of a Nation: Nigeria. Not to condone what Oshiomole said but even Christ sent traders out of the temple!!! Oshiomole erred and retracted his utterance. Its so pathetic how everything takes a political turn in Nigeria. How many of you lots ever helped a single widow in your life before this incidence? Same PDP that turned Edo State into a junk yard has turned philanthropic and philosophical after rubbing the state blind. Nigeria truly is a Satire.

JulianBond007: Inasmuch as some of you here and others are williing to help the widow,its a good gesture from you guys. I will advise you all to divert your donations to any widow who needs help nearest to you. I won't believe that there are no widows living close to you. Even if you don't see any widow,you can give your donations to beggers on the streets or motherless baby homes too. You must not give the particular widow who was insulted by Oshiomole. She's already gotten the help she wants from PDP in Edo state and am sure she will get more help soon from Oshiomole himself. If you help others in need,you have helped her also.

costandi:
We are no trying to save the woman because she is the poorest or most maltreated, but because we are using her as a point of contact to send a message to the leaders on how to take care of the down trodden.

woodcook: I really don't understand how people react to issues. To be honest this widow's case has been over-stretched! Yeah the governor may have been rude and inhuman but that does not mean that there are no one around your neighborhood that need more help than the woman in question.

@op and those shouting that I am in, how many times have you come across a school age kid with torn school uniform and offer the kid a replacement or even ragged school saddles ? Charity begins at home, you people should not feed your ego on this woman's case. There are a lot of people around that you can help without getting anyone in this forum to know about it. At best you can open a thread on why people should pay attention to the less privileged they come across in their everyday life.

I am not suggesting you guys should not help the woman, after all it is your money and your choice, but please do it for the right reasons. Secondly, if you ignore the less fortunate around your immediate environment only to extend a helping hand to a woman in far-away Edo state so as to look cool on NL then am sorry, you just about wasting your money. Do good for the right reasons and towards those that are in dire need of it!

Living Soul34: I feel we are taking the sentiment about this woman too far! Off-course, Oshiomhole's out-burst and temperament gave him away yet does exonerate the woman (widow)... Widowhood is not a licence for breaking the law...That the governor goofed does not rule out the fact that the broke a law... I'm sure that Oshiomhole did not set out that day to go about abusing widows but to make sure that his people abide by the law, so even as we blame Oshiomhole for his choice of words we should not forget to blame the woman for breaking the law too... From the way we are going i fear that we may start recommending presidential awards for apprehended arm-robbers if only they are orphans... If we are passionate about alleviating the sufferings of widows and other down-trodden in the land let's come up with a well thought-out program for that and shun this sentimental and political campaign of calumny under guise of helping Oshiomhole's victim of " You are widow, go and die" or whatever we call it.

deletrue: You stu.pit boy. What is wrong your head? A governor telling another fellow human to go and die, you are here telling us law breaking pays. Oya, whereaver you are now go and park your car centre of the road and get a reward for it. If you do not have car, just gather together some pieces of fire wood across any motorable road and stay there for a reward. Stu.pit you.

lynpetra: Gbam!!!


Although oshomole needs to apologize to that woman.He acted inhuman.This thread has taken a politicalturn....SMH

kill'em all:
Have you eaten today bloody hypocrite?

ogmask: I will suggest we go through a media house to solicit for their support. If we have a journalist here, OAP or even a writer in our midst we can take it from there. the idea is to draw the attention of the real woman. For me this is a better way of advancing our couse.

woodcook:

That is my point not doing it for the right reason. You could think of other means to send your message across rather than capitalizing on someone's misfortune, hiding under the cloak of extending a helping hand.

Stevosty: Gov. Oshiomhole had since apologised to the woman publicly in a women forum, don't be an opportunist, there are a lot widows around you in need of assistance. Oshiomhole's government is still the best government to beat, stop these unnecessary sentiments.

ronalmagic10: How can I find the woman? I live in ugbowo and I know that place is mission road but since she was selling on the street, I think it would be hard to locate her.

Pls I want you guys to listen to the video very well and tell me what oshiomole said on 1:33. The woman said her late husband was a policeman and I think I heard oshiomole saying something nasty but I couldn't figure it out.

kraftykc:

Unnecessary sentiments"? What the Bleep is that supposed to mean? Are we here to bad month Oshio or help a woman? I hope this will cause a ripple effect among Nigerians and force people to take back our dignity. Politicians are overpowered and because we have kept our very souls in their grasps and that is what we must help this widow do; take back her soul. This is bigger than Oshio or the widow herself.

Stevosty: I'm definitely in support of lending a helping hand, but must it be that particular widow all focus must be on, while we have more helpless widows on the streets?

validplanet:

because she was told to go and die by her governor. she can be overwhelmed by the thoughts and commit suicide if nothing is done...

btw... where is nairaland e-helpers. they dont exist again?

validplanet:

because she was told to go and die by her governor. stuvuhe can be overwhelmed by the thoughts and commit suicide if nothing is done...

btw... where is nairaland e-helpers. they dont exist again?

curtain: Am in, her acct number pls..... As for oshiomole, now we know who you really are, from the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh, the genuiness of your apologies can only be tested in heaven, may God comfort our widows.

ITbomb: How about the hundreds of widows in ur neighborhood or in ur villages ?

free2ryhme: Greek is to reason Africa is to emotion.