Minister Of Women Affairs Advice's Women Not To Talk Back At Their Husband During Arguments

 The Minister for Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohaneye, has advised women to refrain from engaging in arguments or fights with their husbands at home.

 The minister gave the charge during the Conference of Commissioners of State Ministries of Women Affairs in Nigeria.

 

Uju-Kennedy suggested that avoiding verbal confrontations could prevent the escalation of conflicts into physical assaults, which might result in injury or even death. 

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The conference, organized 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, aimed to address and raise awareness about issues related to women's safety and well-being in domestic environments.

In her words:

“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.”