No regret in how I did my job – Former Women Affairs Minister says

Former Minister of Women Affairs, Uju-Ken Ohanenye, says she has no regrets over some actions she took as Minister.

Ohanenye was appointed in August 2023, and her time in office was marred by controversies, including her threat to sue the United Nations (UN) for allegedly mismanaging funds meant for Nigeria. On October 23, she was fired by President Bola Tinubu alongside four other ministers at the time.

In an interview with Channels TV this evening, Ohanenye said despite the challenges she experienced, she did her best as Minister within the year she held sway at the Women Affairs Ministry.

“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. 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 spoke on some donations on October 15, to help some vulnerable Nigerians. According to her, she was sacked as minister two weeks after the ministry raked in 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 said