#TheGlassCeiling: Is a woman from her home state, her husband’s home state, or both?

Last week, the President nominated Nimi Akinkugbe as an ambassador from Ondo but some people in Ondo are opposing this because she is from Rivers State.

Do you agree with YAYON and the Ondo Youth Coalition? Or, do you think Akinkugbe is qualified, and is an Ondo woman by marriage?

Nimi Akinkugbe. She’s been married to her husband, Yinka, for 30 years, and they have 3 children. She’s a graduate of the London School of Economics. She has an MBA - a Masters in Business Administration. She worked in banking for over 20 years. In that time, she rose up to be General Manager of Private Banking at Stanbic IBTC, and then she moved to Barclays Bank, an international bank, where she became West Africa Regional Director for the Wealth & Investment Management Division.

Nimi Akinkugbe was born to a Rivers family. Her original surname is Ajumogobia.

We talked about how our society gives rapists a “soft landing”, and how that’s ONE of the reasons rape is so rampant. No consequences. There are MANY ways that our society basically makes it easy for people who rape people, to get away with it, without any permanent repercussions.

We have so many people, in Nigeria, raping with impunity. Because they believe nothing will happen. And you know what? They’re USUALLY right. USUALLY, we let the rapist go.

Sometimes it’s because they have power, and so they intimidate enough people.

Or sometimes, it’s because they have money, and so they pay enough people off.

Or sometimes, it’s because they are LIKED. Simply because they are LIKED. And so, we PITY them. We pity the rapist more than we pity the survivor. And so we say “forgive him na. Do you want to ruin his life?”

What about the survivor’s life?

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What makes men disrespect women’s homes and spaces in a way they don’t with their fellow men? This episode explores this subject.