A group of women has accused men of a deliberate attempt to undermine women’s aptitude in governance, saying the recent persecution of the Minister of Petroleum, Mrs. Deziani Alison-Madueke, was unjustifiable.
Speaking under the aegis of the Association of Concerned Nigerian Women on Thursday in Abuja, the group organised solidarity rally in support of the Minister during which they visited the National Assembly and the NNPC Towers.
The women opined that rather than castigating the minister, Nigerians should await the outcome of the ongoing investigation into the activities of the ministry and the NNPC.
Mrs Martha Yaduma, the association’s coordinator said “We know our right and we will fight for it, we won’t allow men to suppress our propensity, we have to stop this, enough is enough, all undue allegations against the minister are not true.
“We have done our investigation and we can say that some people were just out to victimize the minister without any just course.
“What people always do is to bring down a woman whenever she is in a high post, but we want to tell Nigeria that we are solidly behind the Minister.
“Women believe strongly in the transformation agenda of Mr President and we will not allow political detractors to rub this administration of its glory”.
According to the women, Mrs Alison-Madueke’s leadership has witnessed tremendous improvement in the oil and gas sector.
Receiving the group on behalf of the Minister, the General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division of NNP, Dr Omar Ibrahim, thanked them for showing solidarity with the minister.
According to Dr. Ibrahim, “It is not always easy at this crucial moment to find a group of individuals of your caliber to support the development at the oil and gas sector.
“It is a demonstration of love to the sector and to the country’s economy as a whole. We believe that with this Nigerians will begin to understand and see the truth in the oil and gas sector.
“It is our belief that no matter what happened the truth will always prevail, we appreciate your support for the Minister and your struggle for justice is acknowledged”.
