Tinubu touts his eye for talent. So, Uju Kennedy must be a genius. But strolling from controversy to gaffe has made her look like a joke. She seems energetic and innocent. It appears she wants to create change. But like a new driver, she seems fascinated by the throttle rather than the brakes.
The female law students of that university have been washing the man’s linen in public. They said their professor of Trusts Law had broken trust. They said he had become too lecherous for their comfort. The university has begun yet another probe. The ICPC has waded in again. But while the investigations were ongoing, the minister of women’s affairs threw herself into it.
She likes to be in the news talking about suing and jailing people. That’s uncouth, but it might not be her fault. She is perhaps possessed by a sense of righteousness that isn’t submissive to due process. The country has too many sleepy politicians. So, it might even be better to have a few who are awake and disorderly.
Undeterred by ignorance, she went on rambling about pulses and arteries and what she saw and didn’t see on social media. She allowed the medical staff whom she was trying to bully to assume the temperament and dignity of a minister while she hyperventilated like an ill-mannered, poorly-educated, petty Union leader. In the past, some bereaved relatives and mobs have come to hospitals to beat up doctors and nurses.
Since a minister speaks for the government, she must chew her words before spewing them out. A few days ago, Uju Kennedy turned on the United Nations. She said the agencies of the UN lacked transparency. She said they collected donor funds on behalf of the country and didn’t render accounts to the country. She threatened to sue. She gave the UN one month to submit all accounts to her or she would sue them.