By Faruk Shuaibu


The Minister for Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohaneye, has advised women in the country not to argue or fight back when having arguments with their husbands at home.

The minister during a Conference of Commissioners of State Ministries of Women Affairs in Nigeria on Wednesday in Abuja, said avoid trading words would prevent physical assault that may lead to injury or death.

The conference was organised by the Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption (RoLAC) Phase II Programme and funded by the European Union through the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA).

“I am equally begging my women not to look for trouble, not even at home. Maintain peace in your home because if a home is peaceful, the woman has 80 percent to contribute to that. If you need peace, you can equally achieve it.

“Keep your mouth shut. Talking back does not yield fruit, rather it leads to death and destruction, it leads to bringing up bad children for society. Keep your mouth shut, it does not make you a fool but a wise person. When the man is shouting and saying all sorts of things, act like a fool and keep your mouth shut.

“After a while, watch him. If he is a good man, he will come back to apologise. If he is not a good one, ignore him. Have what you want to do in your mind, but when we show who we are and we fight back, most times, it leads to hitting; you could be injured.

“The same man that injures you will come back to say I am sorry. What will you do? Will you kill him? Even if we come out to fight for you and you lose one eye, are we going to replace the eye? So prevention is better than cure.”

The minister who called for the signing of a law that would provide a mobile court to try gender and sexual based offences, said she and the commissioners would lead a protest to the office of the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the federation to sign the law.

She added that the minister would also launch an integrity group to monitor all funds donated to uplift women in the country.

She said this was necessary as the country’s current situation did not suggest donor funds for women empowerment were used for the right course.

Armaggedon:
Number one cause of domestic violence. Women's mouth.

Amotolongbo:
Men’s ego is the number 1

Armaggedon:
There is nothing wrong with the head having ego. It's rather the inability of the subordinate to acknowledge and respect it that leads to constant friction.

Amotolongbo:
Men’s ego is the number 1.
Not all women get mouth, but na all men get ego

Amotolongbo:
A responsible head with proper upbringing doesn’t have to exercise his ego. Maturity overrides in the game of ego and mouth clash

MrBrownJay1:
ARRANT NONSENSE FROM YEYE WOMAN (who should be fired from her post)
a marriage is a partnership, not a dictatorship. so as much as people in marriage shouldnt shout/insult one another, they should BOTH communicate and work out their differences in a mature manner. telling women to shut up as if they are always wrong (and/or men are always right) is clueless! and even though men are consider the head of the family, it doesnt mean that your woman doesnt have her say in the union.

so your woman's views/opinion are irrelevant in marriage now?! what kind of yeye person would even want such woman in their life?

circus monkeys saying utter rubbish!