There is no gainsaying that Barrister Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye is a stickler for success. This is more reason when she was appointed as Minister for Women Affairs, she hit the ground running, working assiduously to bring about the development to the women of Nigeria. While discharging her duties according to the mandate given to her by President Bola Tinubu, she has demonstrated exemplary dedication to the cause of women and the girl child by ensuring that the rights of women and children are not trampled on. This can be seen in the way and manner she moved swiftly to tackle the case of the female one-chance victim who wasn’t given prompt medical attention at the Maitama General Hospital, Abuja, leading to her death. She has also been seen to demonstrate humility and a listening ear, two virtues that have become very rare among government officials. This she displayed when she unknowingly incurred the wrath of some civil groups over the manner she handled the issue of embattled Professor Cyril Ndifon who was suspended by the University of Calabar for repeatedly harassing a female law student sexually. Kennedy wasted no time in offering her sincerest apology to those she may have offended.
Last month, she, alongside some of her cabinet colleagues, was nominated by The Street Journal Newspaper as ‘Super Minister’ for the month of October. After an online vote from Nigerians, Uju emerged winner of the online poll put together by the Ireland-based newspaper. On Friday, November 3, the minister was presented the award plaque in her office. The publisher of The Street Journal newspaper, Mogaji Bowale Arisekola, congratulated the minister for emerging winner of the inaugural online poll which he said was put together as his own contribution to national development and as a means of spurring the ministers to be outstanding in their duties and not just remain sitting ducks.