1201: Senator Ireti Kingibe
Author(s): Scott Douglas Jacobsen
Publication (Outlet/Website): Medium (Personal)
Publication Date (yyyy/mm/dd): 2025/05/14
2023
“If you look at the FCT, if you remove Maitama, Asokoro, Wuse 2, CBD and the airport road, there’s nothing… the development is zero.”
“I’m not interested in politics for money.”
“I see so much wrong; I see so much that can be improved on; and I also see that most of the people that have been in the National Assembly are more concerned about how much money they’re going to make as opposed to what can be done for the people.”
2024
“I’m willing to do everything to work with the Minister… as long as he apologises first for saying I should go and hang on a transformer.”
“The truth is that being a woman in the National Assembly is very, very, very hard. So I have to lobby for everything.”
“Since I became a senator, I have empowered 10,000 people.”
2025
“Executive overreach.”
“We cannot leave half the population behind — closing the gender gap could raise Nigeria’s GDP by 20 to 25%.”
“I didn’t come to the Senate for applause — I came as a minesweeper to clear the path for more women in governance.”
“If you’re not in the room, you’re not in the conversation. Women must be at the table where decisions are made.”
“This isn’t charity. We’re not asking for donations — we’re building investment-ready women.”
“When a woman’s business thrives, the family thrives, and so does the nation.”
“Women repay their loans at rates as high as 98% — because they understand what capital means for survival.”
“All female ministers are united. That alone is historic — and powerful.”
“The 35% inclusion bill isn’t a symbol — it’s a structural shift that would change everything.”
“Progress for Nigerian women has been slow, but now it’s measurable, and for the first time, unstoppable.”
“Zamfara’s governor surprised me — in a place least expected, we saw the most forward-thinking leadership.”
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