Evolution

With regards to women empowerment, the women folks have a lot to do in order to lay a solid template which other women can follow. Climbing the executive ladder to become a board room guru, a top notch politician, a renowned athlete comes with great responsibility and leaves behind strings of surmounted challenges. A lot lies on the shoulders of these women in these positions as not only do other women look to them as a source of inspiration, their actions and inaction could create a gender stereotype in an already prejudiced society. Take for example the Late Dora Akunyili who through determination and self-will transformed a Federal Government parastatal ( NAFDAC) through her fight against  the proliferation of fake drugs into the Nigeria market; a feat she was globally recognized for. Now she has not only created a legacy of positive contribution, she has created a physiological awareness in the minds of female employees in the parastatal and beyond that indeed a woman can su...

                    As my cuts and bruises were been treated, I couldn’t help but recount how a journey I had often undertaken in the past with little or no concerns was brought to an abrupt end with many sustaining varying degree of injury; on an interstate journey my bus had been ambushed by “herds-men”. “Too often we attempt to measure progress by statistical aggregates and technical prowess. We thereby tend to overlook that the main goal of life is to ensure survival and enable everyone to realize his full potential for well-being, fulfillment, and accomplishment in happiness, joy, love, and contentment” these were the words of  Olusegun Obasanjo. This premise was further strengthened in 2014 as at the time Nigeria recorded an astronomical growth in GDP, growing to become the largest economy in Africa while about 20,000 square miles of its territory was under the control of the boko haram terrorist group. 1 The concept...