Dr Annah Afolabi a doctorate degree holder in Community Development from University of Ibadan and widow of former Minister of Internal Affairs, late Chief S.M Afolabi was recently elected as the Vice Lay President of Ibadan North Diocese of African Church and the Vice Lay President of Ibadan Province.
In this interview by TAYO GESINDE, she speaks about how she is coping with the loss of her husband and why she is dedicating her life to the service of God.
What was growing up like for you?
I was not born into a rich family and at the same time my parents were not too poor because they were able to give me education; at least to secondary school level thereby giving me a solid background to forge ahead. Nigeria was better in our days so with the peanut that they had, they were able to take good care of us and made sure we attended good public schools where we were well trained and educated. There was moral and discipline in school and at home. The society was not so complicated then as it is now. There was peace, stability and security in the country.
What were the challenges you faced as an entrepreneur?
The major challenge I faced as an entrepreneur was man power. The young people of today are not ready to work. They want to become instant millionaires. When you employ them, you will discover that they are not committed or serious. All they are after is to emulate your lifestyle; they don’t want to know the hurdles you crossed before getting to where you are today.
You used to be very active on the social scene but you suddenly disappeared few years ago. What happened?
Nothing really happened. The truth is when you are younger; you have more strength and energy to do so many things. You also have time to explore a lot of things but as you grow older, you will learn a lot of things which will make you decide to concentrate on some other things and to either focus more on your business or commit yourself to God. I am more occupied now than I used to be before.
You were recently elected as the first female Lay Vice President of Ibadan Province of African Church. How do you feel about this feat?
I feel elated and I thank God for it. It showed me that when you are dedicated, God will reward you for it. All my life, even when I was on the social scene, I was serving God and was a dedicated Christian. People might not know that, especially when they see you as someone who is flashy and loves attending parties. As a minister’s wife, I used to go out for evangelism at Maitama, Abuja around 6 0’clock, ringing my bell and preaching. My mind and heart has always been for God. I want to believe that God just wanted to compensate me because I was elected in absentia. I was in America when I was nominated. Funny enough, people who really wanted the post were not chosen. When I got back home, I was also elected the first female Vice Lay President of Ibadan Province.
What does your role entail as a Lay Vice President?
The clergies oversee the spiritual affairs of the church while the laity, comprising the president and the vice, assists them in the administrative affairs. The Clergy and Laity work hand-in-hand for the development and progress of the church.
Since your late husband was a prominent politician one would have expected you to be actively involved in politics. Why is this not so?
I like politics. I have been involved in politics since 1990. I campaigned in Mapo alongside Dr Doyin Okupe and some other notable politicians. I played active role in politics when my husband was alive. I was part of the Obasanjo campaign train at Jos convention. However, I don’t like the way politics is being played these days. I am not happy with the kind of violence and distrust that is in politics now. Then, there was trust among politicians such that you and another politician can sit together and you can leave your food or drink and come back to eat or drink it but you can’t try that now. Moreover, I am happy with what I am doing now. It is more peaceful.
How were you able to cope with the demise of your husband?
Actually, it was when my husband died that I became a socialite. When he was alive, my husband was my friend, brother and confidant. When he died, the vacuum he left behind was too much, the loneliness was too much and in order to get fill the vacuum, I started attending social engagements but after some time, I was able to settle down.
How do you think can one bring up godly children in these days of moral decadence?
There are so many challenges in the society now. During our own days, our mothers were there to take care of us from birth till we were 10 years and able to do some things on our own but today, everything has changed. Women are more educated and in order to make ends meet, they have to work so they have to take their children to crèche and in most cases the teachers there are not well paid so they are not motivated to go the extra mile to take care of their wards.
Do you also support the call for more women to seek elective offices in the 2019 general elections?
In my own opinion, I believe the day a woman becomes the president of Nigeria; the country’s problem will be solved. Women are very hardworking and good managers of resources. So I want women to come out en masse to vie for elective offices from councillorship to the presidency. I want to also see a situation whereby women will troop out to support their fellow women. Why we have not been getting result before now is because we have not been supporting one another. I know that very soon, women will rule this nation and we will rule it successfully by the special grace of God.
that’s the truth
Then all womens hnd must b on deck to support our fellow woman who is ready 2 lead us.God bless Nigeria.
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Is true I completely agree
Let it not be solve
Will that be possible mah! With the plenty kakus on ground.
For where abii even worst
U CREATED MORE PROBLEMS WHEN U MANAGE OUR PETROLEUM, FINANCE EG DESAINI AND CO
how
that is the day nigeria be buried. nonses
over our dead bodies a woman rulling nigeria. kitchen and teaching is the best place for women.
Are you sure madam? Cos it seams women have more financial problems than men o.
Anthony Daniel u killed it
It’s An Abormination To Allow Woman To Control Us In Nigeria, Beside Your Husband Commit Suicide Because Of National I D Card Money That Is His Hand & Leave The Money For U People To Spend, Well There Is God Ooo
Don’t mined her .
U re right ma. Men have failed Nigerians. D day is coming when a woman would be elected as President of Nigeria.
Women re d enemy of theirself cos if al woman vote for women who’s buhari de wil vote him out and vote woman inn
Is the woman will come from heaven?
Nigerian woman has not evolved enough to lead the nation. Nigeria woman is always emotional as a woman takes irrational action whenever provoked to do so., easily caried away, can easily be deceived. And above all, she sees bells and roses.(Nigerian woman is not a realistical person, she lives on fables) it will be the highest mistake to commit Nigeria to the hand of a woman. See the female petroleum minister Diezine Maduike, how she did destroyed our economy. She gave all our common wealth to the UK, and stayed on asilum there enjoying her loot and been protected by English security. See all the women how they fair woefully in Jonathans government. We are not anti feminism, but the truth is that Nigerian woman is not orientatedly mature to hold the position of the commander in chief. If not so, we would just wake up and discovered Nigeria had been sold to China and she took the money and gone her way like Diezine Maduike. Whose business? She has fone her way
Ok. Tell us the problem so we know you can solved it.
Maybe
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Like fomer petroleum and aviatn ministers, that former oceanic md, etc. Women are horrible looters.
So if men have failed it then means women will necessarily succeed?
People think like they feed on grass in Nigeria.
More heavier troubles
I don’t think?
Another Patricia Eteh
Points of correction, Nigerian problems will be more complicated a day woman become President
Bullshit!
Like how Desiani ruled petroleum ministry?
Archaic thinking
Madam hide your face for children sake, your husband was a thief too, before God intervene on the masses behalf…
Nigerians problem will be tripled if a woman like Deziani should become a president????
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Ok ma.next topic pls.
Exactly!, as Deziani Madueke solved it by looting every Nigerians’ Commonwealth
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It’s An Abormination To Allow Woman To Control Us In Nigeria, Beside Your Husband Commit Suicide Because Of National I D Card Money That Is His Hand & Leave The Money For U People To Spend, Well There Is God Ooo
No go find ur husband house and sit down
Kai na big lie be dis ooo
Lol seeking attention….
Oluseye Fafiolu how did he kill it? Please explain.
Mum, you lie
The TRUTH, NO IOTA OF LIE. I have worked under women as bosses, they are very disciplined and hardworking.
I think we should invite deziani or odua they are better candidate
Oh! I remember national identity card fraud.
The one whose husband stole National identity cards money?
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Remind her more please.
COVER HIDE YOUR FACE ,YOUR HUSBAND DO BAD .YOUR FAMILY SHOULD KEEP QUEITY.
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As desani madueke solved our problem
But our problem begins when we give women sensitive positions and they failed. Very Sad
Point of correction, the problems ” multiply” , they’re already existent.
Abii it will double
Scammer
You think
It will be worst than buhari
With this blue paint in your eyes ? Search yourself well are you sure you don’t belong to pandering club?
How?. Dividing Nigeria into 3 nations Will solve all problems. Ka Chineke mezie okwu m.
Madam, you’re very wrong, ma. With due respect to women, Nigeria women in particular have not proved that they have what it takes mentally to govern a huge territory like Nigeria, even though all the men in the past and present have failed. Nigerian women politicians, who could have made the difference,setting the pace for others to come, soured their records with corrupt practices and scandals.
In fact, my own opinion has been that Nigerian men and women politicians are a product of the same (failed) society, so if a man cannot change things, how can a woman do it? Women, besides, in this case, Nigerian women need to develop themselves mentally and this is not entirely about having academic excellence.
Through prostitution or what?
Pls go and cook for your husband nigeria worst than your think
Some women in politics had compound issued I wouldn’t say fraudulent.. behaviours not predicted
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I believe you ma.
Fake dream
Is lt the women l no, sorry
Patricia Ette in mind
Her late husband steal Nigeria money during obj regime.. As a minister..
I dey great
Pls stop the joke, I don’t want flea to nigar
positive and wisdom lies beneath your through mind-set
National identity card
When the women will decide not to spend in the fraudulent money their husbands gathered from public office like National Identity Card
That former petroleum minister, nonsense
Tell that to Diezani Allisom Madueke
Like diezani?
Thief
What men cannot do,women do it better,but the case of a woman being a president of nigeria,hmmm shoot and run is involved.
Olubunmi Etteh as a case study, nobi so?
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Na lie some women in Nigeria was giving higher post in the Government but they end it up with corruption which even bigger than their male counterpart
Shut up
What a joke
Not true ma!
Just the way mama tarabas problem was fixed by retrieving the what she contributed to her former party.
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Don’t forget Alison .D. Madueke
Can they (men) allow us?
how well has Liberia problem been solved ?
Dont forget kemi adeosun, patricia etteh, and other corrupt
In the immediate past, We have seen that women in our public offices have demonstrated greater tendencies to steal than their male counterparts. Our immediate oil Minister readily comes to my mind.
Na tru ooo because na woman give birth to Nigeria and name it. Nigeria mean until woman rule. So when patience Jonathan was a president things are more cheaper than now that buhari did not allow Aisha to rule
Very good well said but hard to follow
solve ur kitchen wahala first
Yes we saw it from Diazeni. Whatever a man can do a woman can do better abi!
IF IT IS WOMAN WHO WILL MAKE NIGERIA GREAT AGAIN,I SEE NOTHING BAD IN IT. WHAT HAS THE MEN WHO HAVE BEEN DOING IT ALL THESE WHILE ACHIEVED?. I THINK I HAVE LOSS HOPE ON THE BUNCH OF FAILURES CALLED MALE POLITICIANS.
Then go and contest
Hopefully u will start by redusing d nos of widows in d society which i will want to asist by asking 4 yo hand in ds respect rigth away.
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Woman president is haram to the larger chunk of the country from the north flowing to the west. But to me ,it’s good and fine madam
Tah!
Madam, we have got some women at helms of affair and some messed up, can u imagine Desiany, in petroleum and do u know that nobody have aver went away such an amazing amounts in the history of this country ,she is a woman, Patricia etete, and our formal fFirst Lady
mad Woman,
deaf and dumb about killing in zoogeria, election is more important to you than dividing
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You try
Women are behind our problems until they become president
Yes l belived it
haa! I laugh in Spanish. Bringing gendal into politics…and to the office of president…you are doomed for failure already.
Woman as a president is good, but not in a country like Nigeria. Man is not good talkless woman. Woman is good for other post. I respect women but not for president. May God bless all the women in Nigeria. I love them all.
If woman become president, we will have first guy office. D only tin woman can do now is to go and sleep, we will wake u up when the man is true.
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HMMM….. NOTINING BAD FOR YOU TO BE THERE BUT THE NIGERIA TROL IS (ATARI AJANAKU) THAT IS NOT FOR YOU TO CARRY. STOP KILLING YOUR SELF.
Serious lies
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She is totally out of order and speaking out of sense.
Balderdash! You see that women are not created to be leaders. She don’t even know what she’s saying
But not a leader like DEZIANI abi?
Nigeria will survive and divide day woman taken power
it we be increasing,i did think maybe that one we happen.
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You will first finished making up your beauty b4 fixing Nigeria or maybe you think Nigeria is Germany where things has already been fixed b4 woman take over
That will be a day hell resumes its fully operations in Nigeria
God forbid! We have learnt our lessons with Patricia Eteh
I will js pretend I dinor see this post
Hhhmmmmm! Indeed!
The day women started appreciating the effort of their husband and respecting them to the zenith level
Only in Nig will a wife of a thrive be prophecies
Nigeria’s problem will be solved if Nigerians release themselves from the secret society they are practiceing in their own land.
Ewu (goat)
And grow your breast to this ? I love that
The zenith point is the last bus stop #women
You forgot that the problem the whole of humanity is suffering today was caused by Eve a woman. Women don’t have what it takes to salvage anything without a man being in charge.
Mumu
National ID card money go de your hand now, did you tell Nigerians where it is?
Which country ? When the senior thief in the past administration was the petroleum minister Alison Maduekwe
I think we should give the women a chance
If men were looters, women can loot even more
Are German problems solved all these years.
Woman problem we solved in the other room
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Solve ur family problems first.
go and bring the national I’d cards money u inherited from ur late hubby
wise woman in other words, you’re simply saying Nigeria’s problem will never be solved.
By belonging to the kitchen Abi… These your dream big o “it seems you’re underestimating the power of men in power
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A woman like Dieziani. Yes because the country will cease to exist.
Abi it will be worse
Story
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U belong to Buhari kitchen
For ur mind mumy annah
That means family issues and problem are solved already.Big lie
go and bring back our money ur late husband stolen through our id card.ole
Not necessarily a woman.It should be solved to a some extent when a wise woman’s diligent man presides as chief executive over Nigeria.
By them some region would have been carved out from these mess.
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it then means that Nigeria problem will never be solved.
Iro nla
Supported
Save your marriage from collapse first.
Indeed! Especially women like fugitive Alison Madueke….
Hahahha, It means Nigerias problem will never be solved. Even senate president, vice president or the speaker that will renovate one room apartment wit 356million naira. Back to the kitchen and other rooms, I support my president for that one.
Beginning of fresh trouble madam
Na lie ooooooooo period
U are right but u can be president in ur husband house
Lies… No be woman rule when Dr was our president? It will not work madam
E se ma, ur advice is good but is not good enough to take as decision, can we move to nxt level ma.
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that can never be possible Even God against it
Nigeria problem will never solve
Remember Patricia Etah gate
Woman to be president in Nigeria that means we are finished