9th August, 2024
By Paul Dada
Women Affairs Minister, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye on Thursday, stopped an event organised by Mela-Chiyoma PAT Limited without her ministry’s permission.
Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye stormed the event and addressed the participants and accused the organisers of impersonation. She said they should have held the event without giving the impression that the Ministry of Women Affair was involved.
The minister also said the lead organiser of the event had been arrested.
She said : She (the organiser) has been arrested. She should have reorganised herself, used her name to design the invitation and used her name to do this, not to use the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs.
“I can’t allow this programme to go on. I’m sorry about this. This is pure impersonation and the President is not happy about it.
“I’m saying it. Let the media cover it. You don’t do this. You don’t take the ministry for granted. For what?”
Kennedy-Ohanenye also wrote about the development on her X handle.
She wrote: ” It got to my notice earlier today that some people were using the name of the ministry for some unscrupulous activities. Upon getting this information, I stormed the alleged fraudulent event conducted in the Ministry’s name. The perpetrator of this crime has been apprehended by security agencies
“This Swift response serves as a strong warning to those who might attempt to exploit the Ministry’s reputation for personal interest”.
