Danjuma said, “I used to say that if you want anything properly done and deliver on time without any excuses, give the job to a woman until we had a female minister of petroleum.”
By Jeffrey Agbo
Former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Theophilus Danjuma (retd.), on Tuesday said he used to think women did things excellently until a female became petroleum minister and “excelled in corruption”.
Danjuma stated this in Enugu while inaugurating the Goodwill Medical Centre (GMC) built and equipped by his foundation at Umuchigbo, Iji Nike, Enugu.
Although he did not mention the name of the former minister who is believed to be Diezani Alison-Madueke, he said she set a record that was yet to be beaten by anybody.
The GMC project is the brainchild of Prof Uche Amazigo, Nigeria’s renowned pro-poor public health specialist, and one of the few female Africans to have led a specialised UN Agency, overseeing a highly successful multilateral partnership in global health.
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Danjuma said, “I used to say that if you want anything properly done and deliver on time without any excuses, give the job to a woman until we had a female minister of petroleum. That woman excelled in corruption. She set a record that is yet to be beaten by anybody.
“So, I was in the process of reviewing my statement when I met one lady, Prof. Uche Amazigo Uche and I have come a very long way. My first encounter with Uche was around mid-October 2010 when she, accompanied by Mrs. Franca Ilamiji, another Igbo woman.”
Extolling the character of Prof Amazigo, the retired Army General said she has made him believe again that women remain the most trusted people to prudently manage public funds.