Why a woman will rule Delta State better

And he couldn’t have hit the nail on the head better. He was reported as having said that when Dr. (Mrs.) Esther Uduehi, a top contender in the 2015 gubernatorial race under the platform of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) paid a consultative visit to the executives of UPU in Mosogar. Omene asked: “Who is saying […]

And he couldn’t have hit the nail on the head better. He was reported as having said that when Dr. (Mrs.) Esther Uduehi, a top contender in the 2015 gubernatorial race under the platform of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) paid a consultative visit to the executives of UPU in Mosogar.
Omene asked: “Who is saying a woman is not competent to rule Delta State? In fact if a woman rules this state I think it will be better for all. More so a woman who have been  the first female Sole Administrator of a Local Government Area, first female CEO of state owned companies as Permanent Secretary in Commerce and Industry, first female Special Adviser to the President, first female head of a State media house and first female Deputy Treasurer of a political party.”
The earlier-mentioned statement left me ecstatic, as the woman in question is one who has risen to heights without any question. It is not easy to achieve what she has achieved. Very few men can achieve that.
To impress me even more, Uduehi said she is a woman of few words but much action. “If I am elected governor there will be massive infrastructural development and total overhaul of the education and health sectors. Every Deltan will have free access to education at least up to the senior secondary school level. The only student that will be sent back from school because he or she could not pay school fees will be the one whose parents sent that child to a private school. In fact under one year with my wealth of experience in the education sector, I will so transform the public schools that no Deltan will ever consider sending their children to private school.”
The way she makes her pint has endeared her to me and her fast-growing millions of admirers and supporters. She also pointed out that an issue very dear to her heart is youths and women. “Each time I see the youths milling around when there is a political event and begging for money from owners of black jeeps I get disturbed; I want to get them off the streets, to reduce crime. I want them to be empowered, and I want a better life for our youths,” she said.
I’m not much of a political commentator, but I’m savvy enough to know when my state needs a change, a valid one, to move forward so we can have a rich present and our children a bright future. After all, they say what a man can do, a woman can out-do!
Silas M. Udokhai wrote in from Benin, Edo State.