HER name rings loud and clear within the power circles in Abuja. On a first name basis with virtually all the men that call the shots in the corridors of power, past and present, Hajia Chinyere Ogugua-Agagbo, is sure one to court and rever. Early this year, the influential woman, who serves as an SA to the SGF, Anyim Pius Anyim, was in a depressed mood following the death of her father who was abducted by kidnappers with his whereabouts unknown for close to a year. The bad guys had allegedly collected a ransom on the old man, who unknown to his children and family members had been killed in cold blood by his abductors. Months after the incident, Hajia was inconsolable. But the good news is that she is now back to her once cheerful mood and taking life so easy.
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Eki Igbinedion on the rebound?
One woman who is fast losing her place in the corridors of power and high octane social functions is the amiable former First Lady of Edo State, Eki Igbinedion. Even her pet project, Idia Renaissance, has gone into oblivion. The non-governmental organisation by which Eki sought to restore hope and dignity to humanity and promote the cultural values of the people of Edo State is now history.
At inception, the project enjoyed widespread acceptance due to the twin scourge of prostitution and women trafficking that constituted major headaches to the ancient city of Benin. But in spite of the remarkable success that attended the initiative at inception, it has gone the way of many of its kind established by some other first ladies in the past.
Since 2007 when Lucky igbinedion finished his two terms as governor with virtually nothing to show for it, Eki seemed to have also disappeared from the social radar. And so has her Idia Renaissance project, with all the money invested in it going down the drain. But those who are close to her told Happenstances that she is planning to revive the moribund project. How true? Well, time will tell.