I had so many ideas and even when I was sitting here I still had different ideas
sitting here I still had different ideas
sitting here I still had different ideas on what to talk about I have so many
on what to talk about I have so many
on what to talk about I have so many ideas to talk about that I really found
ideas to talk about that I really found
ideas to talk about that I really found it difficult to choose which one to
it difficult to choose which one to
it difficult to choose which one to stick to but one thing I knew was that I
stick to but one thing I knew was that I
stick to but one thing I knew was that I wanted to talk about women women like me
wanted to talk about women women like me
wanted to talk about women women like me women from the northern part of the
women from the northern part of the
women from the northern part of the country and women whom I feel have been
country and women whom I feel have been
country and women whom I feel have been subjugated women who are sidelined in
subjugated women who are sidelined in
subjugated women who are sidelined in the affairs of the society and we’re a
the affairs of the society and we’re a
the affairs of the society and we’re a powerful force women are powerful women
powerful force women are powerful women
powerful force women are powerful women when you talk about women women mean
when you talk about women women mean
when you talk about women women mean life they mean life only a mother can
life they mean life only a mother can
life they mean life only a mother can bring you to the world if a man can let
bring you to the world if a man can let
bring you to the world if a man can let him bring him you to the world you only
him bring him you to the world you only
him bring him you to the world you only assist but only the woman can bring you
assist but only the woman can bring you
assist but only the woman can bring you have you ever seen a man with a
have you ever seen a man with a
have you ever seen a man with a nine-month pregnancy
nine-month pregnancy
nine-month pregnancy despite plastic surgeries and other
despite plastic surgeries and other
despite plastic surgeries and other things and innovations you have never
things and innovations you have never
things and innovations you have never had a man put into bed bed and so that
had a man put into bed bed and so that
had a man put into bed bed and so that is the main responsibility of a woman
is the main responsibility of a woman
is the main responsibility of a woman she’s a life creator or life giver and
she’s a life creator or life giver and
she’s a life creator or life giver and without the woman none of us will be
without the woman none of us will be
without the woman none of us will be here today and I actually felt that
here today and I actually felt that
here today and I actually felt that [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] we need to be brought out the focus
we need to be brought out the focus
we need to be brought out the focus should be on women when they say
should be on women when they say
should be on women when they say professor as a Becker a professor from
professor as a Becker a professor from
professor as a Becker a professor from the northern part of the country people
the northern part of the country people
the northern part of the country people Sasson learn from short oh do we have
Sasson learn from short oh do we have
Sasson learn from short oh do we have professors there and it looks as if it’s
professors there and it looks as if it’s
professors there and it looks as if it’s a myth that maybe we are we do not
a myth that maybe we are we do not
a myth that maybe we are we do not actually and that professor really suits
actually and that professor really suits
actually and that professor really suits we were just given the professor else it
we were just given the professor else it
we were just given the professor else it and it is only when we come to talk in
and it is only when we come to talk in
and it is only when we come to talk in the university you have to give about
the university you have to give about
the university you have to give about twenty-four papers published works to
twenty-four papers published works to
twenty-four papers published works to become a professor when I give my works
become a professor when I give my works
become a professor when I give my works when I put in my papers for promotion I
when I put in my papers for promotion I
when I put in my papers for promotion I gave in only 26 but from the time I gave
gave in only 26 but from the time I gave
gave in only 26 but from the time I gave in my papers for promotion and to now I
in my papers for promotion and to now I
in my papers for promotion and to now I have about 70 publications because I
have about 70 publications because I
have about 70 publications because I feel I can do it and if I can do it
feel I can do it and if I can do it
feel I can do it and if I can do it every woman can do it but the
every woman can do it but the
every woman can do it but the unfortunate thing is this every part of
unfortunate thing is this every part of
unfortunate thing is this every part of the world and not just in Nigeria or the
the world and not just in Nigeria or the
the world and not just in Nigeria or the northern part of the country you’ll find
northern part of the country you’ll find
northern part of the country you’ll find that women have been subjugated women
that women have been subjugated women
that women have been subjugated women have been sidelined or priced in one
have been sidelined or priced in one
have been sidelined or priced in one form or the other I will drive me by
form or the other I will drive me by
form or the other I will drive me by this subjugation when you prevent a girl
this subjugation when you prevent a girl
this subjugation when you prevent a girl from going to school
from going to school
from going to school you have subjugated her you have a press
you have subjugated her you have a press
you have subjugated her you have a press tab when you look at a girl and say this
tab when you look at a girl and say this
tab when you look at a girl and say this profession is not yours it belongs to a
profession is not yours it belongs to a
profession is not yours it belongs to a man or a boy you have a Presta you have
man or a boy you have a Presta you have
man or a boy you have a Presta you have sidelined and despite these rules that
sidelined and despite these rules that
sidelined and despite these rules that women proclaim the boot bring children
women proclaim the boot bring children
women proclaim the boot bring children to life they natural them
to life they natural them
to life they natural them trim them even if you are the president
trim them even if you are the president
trim them even if you are the president of the whole world it is a woman who has
of the whole world it is a woman who has
of the whole world it is a woman who has brought you to this world and it is this
brought you to this world and it is this
brought you to this world and it is this woman who has trained you to become the
woman who has trained you to become the
woman who has trained you to become the president and for why should women be
president and for why should women be
president and for why should women be sidelined but unfortunately that is the
sidelined but unfortunately that is the
sidelined but unfortunately that is the case everywhere the world oh but forget
case everywhere the world oh but forget
case everywhere the world oh but forget about Nigeria
about Nigeria
about Nigeria forget about Africa the world over and
forget about Africa the world over and
forget about Africa the world over and then my focus actually is the northern
then my focus actually is the northern
then my focus actually is the northern and Iran women because I cannot talk
and Iran women because I cannot talk
and Iran women because I cannot talk about for the women in America and
about for the women in America and
about for the women in America and Britain and others I want to talk about
Britain and others I want to talk about
Britain and others I want to talk about women here what do they feel like being
women here what do they feel like being
women here what do they feel like being subjugated don’t think that they don’t
subjugated don’t think that they don’t
subjugated don’t think that they don’t have feelings because they don’t talk
have feelings because they don’t talk
have feelings because they don’t talk they have feelings actually and then
they have feelings actually and then
they have feelings actually and then they tried as much as possible to change
they tried as much as possible to change
they tried as much as possible to change the situations but when any attempt is
the situations but when any attempt is
the situations but when any attempt is rebuffed and that people bring in
rebuffed and that people bring in
rebuffed and that people bring in religion I know religion is very
religion I know religion is very
religion I know religion is very sensitive and we have reached or got
sensitive and we have reached or got
sensitive and we have reached or got into a stage that we find it difficult
into a stage that we find it difficult
into a stage that we find it difficult to differentiate between religion and
to differentiate between religion and
to differentiate between religion and culture and believe me most things that
culture and believe me most things that
culture and believe me most things that go against the freedom of women is
go against the freedom of women is
go against the freedom of women is culture not religion religion is very
culture not religion religion is very
culture not religion religion is very very deep breath it is very flexible and
very deep breath it is very flexible and
very deep breath it is very flexible and it allows for a woman to get to the
it allows for a woman to get to the
it allows for a woman to get to the ideas to the attacks just like a man and
ideas to the attacks just like a man and
ideas to the attacks just like a man and when women tried all they could and they
when women tried all they could and they
when women tried all they could and they couldn’t they decided to use one very
couldn’t they decided to use one very
couldn’t they decided to use one very powerful tool and that powerful tool is
powerful tool and that powerful tool is
powerful tool and that powerful tool is the pen which is mightier than the sword
the pen which is mightier than the sword
the pen which is mightier than the sword when you take the sword you kill people
when you take the sword you kill people
when you take the sword you kill people will catch you while you take the pen
will catch you while you take the pen
will catch you while you take the pen take a fake name and write before you
take a fake name and write before you
take a fake name and write before you know it everyone the world over have
know it everyone the world over have
know it everyone the world over have said has read it and it is my dear than
said has read it and it is my dear than
said has read it and it is my dear than the sword and that is when they
the sword and that is when they
the sword and that is when they attempted to use a new creature
attempted to use a new creature
attempted to use a new creature to emancipate themselves and to liberate
to emancipate themselves and to liberate
to emancipate themselves and to liberate themselves from oppression of the
themselves from oppression of the
themselves from oppression of the patriarchal society they find themselves
patriarchal society they find themselves
patriarchal society they find themselves and luckily they did that and they
and luckily they did that and they
and luckily they did that and they succeeded because the reading culture
succeeded because the reading culture
succeeded because the reading culture had deteriorated and they had applause
had deteriorated and they had applause
had deteriorated and they had applause to that and they took literature because
to that and they took literature because
to that and they took literature because it’s a reflective tool of the society it
it’s a reflective tool of the society it
it’s a reflective tool of the society it tells you the emotions of the people and
tells you the emotions of the people and
tells you the emotions of the people and everything and they decided to use that
everything and they decided to use that
everything and they decided to use that as I wanna do as a woman as a tool to
as I wanna do as a woman as a tool to
as I wanna do as a woman as a tool to fight to change the segregated rules
fight to change the segregated rules
fight to change the segregated rules they have been winter unfortunately I
they have been winter unfortunately I
they have been winter unfortunately I have to draw us back a little bit when
have to draw us back a little bit when
have to draw us back a little bit when women started writing men had already
women started writing men had already
women started writing men had already started writing before women and you’ll
started writing before women and you’ll
started writing before women and you’ll find that the men portray women as very
find that the men portray women as very
find that the men portray women as very simplistic human beings the lackluster
simplistic human beings the lackluster
simplistic human beings the lackluster human being who is only satisfied to be
human being who is only satisfied to be
human being who is only satisfied to be a daughter a mother a sister or a wife
a daughter a mother a sister or a wife
a daughter a mother a sister or a wife who is contented if she gives birth and
who is contented if she gives birth and
who is contented if she gives birth and she becomes her kill me if she doesn’t
she becomes her kill me if she doesn’t
she becomes her kill me if she doesn’t give birth who becomes disillusioned
give birth who becomes disillusioned
give birth who becomes disillusioned when she gives back to only girls
when she gives back to only girls
when she gives back to only girls because it is believed that the girl
because it is believed that the girl
because it is believed that the girl will fly out and build another man’s
will fly out and build another man’s
will fly out and build another man’s room and then kill her own foo and
room and then kill her own foo and
room and then kill her own foo and that’s why we have a house approval
that’s why we have a house approval
that’s why we have a house approval which says amateur Kachiguda
which says amateur Kachiguda
which says amateur Kachiguda the female daughter who kills her own
the female daughter who kills her own
the female daughter who kills her own father’s house because no matter the
father’s house because no matter the
father’s house because no matter the number of female children you have they
number of female children you have they
number of female children you have they tend to leave your home and go to build
tend to leave your home and go to build
tend to leave your home and go to build on a demand so but this woman went that
on a demand so but this woman went that
on a demand so but this woman went that that even though men have started
that even though men have started
that even though men have started writing and they portray women as
writing and they portray women as
writing and they portray women as simplistic base why can’t they do the
simplistic base why can’t they do the
simplistic base why can’t they do the reverse and they decided to take this
reverse and they decided to take this
reverse and they decided to take this pen and they started writing
pen and they started writing
pen and they started writing because the men cannot tell you
because the men cannot tell you
because the men cannot tell you everything no man here can tell me what
everything no man here can tell me what
everything no man here can tell me what it feels like to take a nine-month-old
it feels like to take a nine-month-old
it feels like to take a nine-month-old pregnancy no man here can tell me the
pregnancy no man here can tell me the
pregnancy no man here can tell me the pains of childbirth no man can tell me
pains of childbirth no man can tell me
pains of childbirth no man can tell me the pains I will go through if I am in a
the pains I will go through if I am in a
the pains I will go through if I am in a polygamous family no man can tell me
polygamous family no man can tell me
polygamous family no man can tell me the pains I’ll go to it my mother-in-law
the pains I’ll go to it my mother-in-law
the pains I’ll go to it my mother-in-law or father-in-law doesn’t like me only a
or father-in-law doesn’t like me only a
or father-in-law doesn’t like me only a woman can tell her own story and they
woman can tell her own story and they
woman can tell her own story and they started so we started from the women
started so we started from the women
started so we started from the women being depicted and portrayed as beneath
being depicted and portrayed as beneath
being depicted and portrayed as beneath their menfolk and then when they started
their menfolk and then when they started
their menfolk and then when they started writing they proved to the men that they
writing they proved to the men that they
writing they proved to the men that they could go beyond and what do I mean by
could go beyond and what do I mean by
could go beyond and what do I mean by they could go beyond we have this
they could go beyond we have this
they could go beyond we have this literature books and that’s why I asked
literature books and that’s why I asked
literature books and that’s why I asked them to take a picture or to take some
them to take a picture or to take some
them to take a picture or to take some images of these books we have more than
images of these books we have more than
images of these books we have more than six thousand titles written in the house
six thousand titles written in the house
six thousand titles written in the house in language six thousand titles not six
in language six thousand titles not six
in language six thousand titles not six hundred and ninety percent of these
hundred and ninety percent of these
hundred and ninety percent of these writers are women ninety percent are
writers are women ninety percent are
writers are women ninety percent are real and they tell stories they give us
real and they tell stories they give us
real and they tell stories they give us information which the men don’t want the
information which the men don’t want the
information which the men don’t want the world to know about yes we have societal
world to know about yes we have societal
world to know about yes we have societal issues around here we have cases of rape
issues around here we have cases of rape
issues around here we have cases of rape cases of child abuse cases of forced
cases of child abuse cases of forced
cases of child abuse cases of forced marriages who tells the story only the
marriages who tells the story only the
marriages who tells the story only the woman involved
woman involved
woman involved and that is why they are telling us
and that is why they are telling us
and that is why they are telling us their stories most of these stories are
their stories most of these stories are
their stories most of these stories are true life stories and you need to read
true life stories and you need to read
true life stories and you need to read them to understand what a woman feels
them to understand what a woman feels
them to understand what a woman feels where she is this advantaged one of the
where she is this advantaged one of the
where she is this advantaged one of the titles haka is a translated and North is
titles haka is a translated and North is
titles haka is a translated and North is enough tells the story of a young girl
enough tells the story of a young girl
enough tells the story of a young girl who was raped by her own uncle at the
who was raped by her own uncle at the
who was raped by her own uncle at the age of seven she would not talk she
age of seven she would not talk she
age of seven she would not talk she couldn’t tell anyone because customarily
couldn’t tell anyone because customarily
couldn’t tell anyone because customarily been the first daughter her mother was
been the first daughter her mother was
been the first daughter her mother was shy of her and she could only confide in
shy of her and she could only confide in
shy of her and she could only confide in a fellow seven year old friend and there
a fellow seven year old friend and there
a fellow seven year old friend and there was nothing they could do and the
was nothing they could do and the
was nothing they could do and the implication or the repercussion did not
implication or the repercussion did not
implication or the repercussion did not come up until when she was married of to
come up until when she was married of to
come up until when she was married of to a 65 year old man at the age of 10 and
a 65 year old man at the age of 10 and
a 65 year old man at the age of 10 and on their wedding night he forcefully
on their wedding night he forcefully
on their wedding night he forcefully went to her and he realized she was not
went to her and he realized she was not
went to her and he realized she was not a virgin and he took they came and beat
a virgin and he took they came and beat
a virgin and he took they came and beat the hell out of her and chew her out of
the hell out of her and chew her out of
the hell out of her and chew her out of his room everyone came the neighbors
his room everyone came the neighbors
his room everyone came the neighbors came and they wanted to know what
came and they wanted to know what
came and they wanted to know what actually happened and he called her
actually happened and he called her
actually happened and he called her harlot a lot a prostitute and this
harlot a lot a prostitute and this
harlot a lot a prostitute and this mother who had nothing to do with her
mother who had nothing to do with her
mother who had nothing to do with her was rebuked for bringing up a spoiled
was rebuked for bringing up a spoiled
was rebuked for bringing up a spoiled daughter and nobody bothered to find out
daughter and nobody bothered to find out
daughter and nobody bothered to find out who did that and when things got
who did that and when things got
who did that and when things got confided to her grandmother that it was
confided to her grandmother that it was
confided to her grandmother that it was our uncle she was the uncle was cleared
our uncle she was the uncle was cleared
our uncle she was the uncle was cleared by the father
by the father
by the father how can my brother do this to you and
how can my brother do this to you and
how can my brother do this to you and this girl had to live with this for 12
this girl had to live with this for 12
this girl had to live with this for 12 years in an unloved marriage with this
years in an unloved marriage with this
years in an unloved marriage with this 65 year old man before she left for her
65 year old man before she left for her
65 year old man before she left for her home when he died and it was only 20
home when he died and it was only 20
home when he died and it was only 20 years after when her uncle raped on a
years after when her uncle raped on a
years after when her uncle raped on a decibel year-old girl and that time he
decibel year-old girl and that time he
decibel year-old girl and that time he was about 70 and that was when they
was about 70 and that was when they
was about 70 and that was when they realized that he had done this tell me
realized that he had done this tell me
realized that he had done this tell me who best could tell this story but the
who best could tell this story but the
who best could tell this story but the one who has gone through this
one who has gone through this
one who has gone through this this a woman goes to the pains of
this a woman goes to the pains of
this a woman goes to the pains of sharing a single love with 4 other
sharing a single love with 4 other
sharing a single love with 4 other people we call it polygon here because
people we call it polygon here because
people we call it polygon here because the man he has so selfish they don’t
the man he has so selfish they don’t
the man he has so selfish they don’t want you to know the tenants of polygamy
want you to know the tenants of polygamy
want you to know the tenants of polygamy and they’ll never allow the man to new
and they’ll never allow the man to new
and they’ll never allow the man to new heights who can tell you better the
heights who can tell you better the
heights who can tell you better the pains of being uneducated by extension
pains of being uneducated by extension
pains of being uneducated by extension if you are uneducated you would not be
if you are uneducated you would not be
if you are uneducated you would not be empowered
only an uneducated person can tell you
only an uneducated person can tell you the pain she has gone through and this
the pain she has gone through and this
the pain she has gone through and this is what this women have been doing in
is what this women have been doing in
is what this women have been doing in their works and you have so many titles
their works and you have so many titles
their works and you have so many titles Everett errors and one change this women
Everett errors and one change this women
Everett errors and one change this women have made to this writers is to create
have made to this writers is to create
have made to this writers is to create characters who have identity characters
characters who have identity characters
characters who have identity characters who can make it in life despite the
who can make it in life despite the
who can make it in life despite the subjugation they go through and they
subjugation they go through and they
subjugation they go through and they crave the they produce a portrait
crave the they produce a portrait
crave the they produce a portrait credible characters like engineers
credible characters like engineers
credible characters like engineers education ministers call it fancy call
education ministers call it fancy call
education ministers call it fancy call it fanciful inanimate and other days but
it fanciful inanimate and other days but
it fanciful inanimate and other days but at least they know that they can’t do
at least they know that they can’t do
at least they know that they can’t do something and they know the woman can
something and they know the woman can
something and they know the woman can also do it and by doing that I believe
also do it and by doing that I believe
also do it and by doing that I believe that they have raised themselves above
that they have raised themselves above
that they have raised themselves above what society expects them to be and they
what society expects them to be and they
what society expects them to be and they have decided to bring the challenges
have decided to bring the challenges
have decided to bring the challenges women face in a patriarchal society to
women face in a patriarchal society to
women face in a patriarchal society to fall they have tried to tackle these
fall they have tried to tackle these
fall they have tried to tackle these problems by preferring solutions and
identifying these solutions in such a
identifying these solutions in such a way that their characters do not go off
way that their characters do not go off
way that their characters do not go off tag ahead what do I mean by one of
tag ahead what do I mean by one of
tag ahead what do I mean by one of target by not going against the tenants
target by not going against the tenants
target by not going against the tenants of religion
of religion
of religion and tradition by sticking to it but in a
and tradition by sticking to it but in a
and tradition by sticking to it but in a way that is a comparison you find that
way that is a comparison you find that
way that is a comparison you find that this is accepted but I believe that I
this is accepted but I believe that I
this is accepted but I believe that I should be the subjugated one not the
should be the subjugated one not the
should be the subjugated one not the subjugated one sorry but I should be at
subjugated one sorry but I should be at
subjugated one sorry but I should be at par with you and I always tell people in
par with you and I always tell people in
par with you and I always tell people in my talks that God is very wise and very
my talks that God is very wise and very
my talks that God is very wise and very wonderful where did God create woman
wonderful where did God create woman
wonderful where did God create woman from from the ribs of man if God had
from from the ribs of man if God had
from from the ribs of man if God had wanted he would have created woman from
wanted he would have created woman from
wanted he would have created woman from the front but he did not want her to be
the front but he did not want her to be
the front but he did not want her to be ahead of man if he had wanted you could
ahead of man if he had wanted you could
ahead of man if he had wanted you could have created her from a platform up his
have created her from a platform up his
have created her from a platform up his behind but he did not want the woman to
behind but he did not want the woman to
behind but he did not want the woman to be behind the man if he had wanted he
be behind the man if he had wanted he
be behind the man if he had wanted he would have created her from a part from
would have created her from a part from
would have created her from a part from the head of man he did want human to be
the head of man he did want human to be
the head of man he did want human to be on top of man and trample him could have
on top of man and trample him could have
on top of man and trample him could have created her from the feet but God did no
created her from the feet but God did no
created her from the feet but God did no one like because he did want man to
one like because he did want man to
one like because he did want man to trample upon woman he created her from
trample upon woman he created her from
trample upon woman he created her from the side because God wanted her to be by
the side because God wanted her to be by
the side because God wanted her to be by his side
his side
his side [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] and in addition he took a very special
and in addition he took a very special
and in addition he took a very special part of that side the left-hand side
part of that side the left-hand side
part of that side the left-hand side close to the Hat everyone knows that the
close to the Hat everyone knows that the
close to the Hat everyone knows that the Hat is on the left-hand side no to the
Hat is on the left-hand side no to the
Hat is on the left-hand side no to the Hat and from the ribs which is bent if
Hat and from the ribs which is bent if
Hat and from the ribs which is bent if you attempt to straighten her up she
you attempt to straighten her up she
you attempt to straighten her up she breaks when a break moment breaks you
breaks when a break moment breaks you
breaks when a break moment breaks you add don’t fall and that is why we
add don’t fall and that is why we
add don’t fall and that is why we members be had and that is why we must
members be had and that is why we must
members be had and that is why we must read this books and when we read them we
read this books and when we read them we
read this books and when we read them we help out in translation so that the
help out in translation so that the
help out in translation so that the whole world will hear about them
whole world will hear about them
whole world will hear about them thank you very much
thank you very much
thank you very much [Applause]
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