Clementina Saduwa (nee Vincent) has passed away. What a great loss to the human race? She was a vibrant lady full of energy and life. She was always endearing and approachable. I really don’t know her but I know some of her exploits. In Secondary School, we were classmates competing for first position but she later became the Head Girl and I know she is a leader that would have brought positive influence to our country Nigeria. As at today, she is the President of Women in Engineering of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineering in the Africa, Europe and Middle East and also the Product Manager with Ericsson Nigeria. She is a lady with a lot of influence and charm; a wife and mother. How did she die? How did the sting of death touch a lady with such admirable qualities?
This is how Tade Oyinlola of Ericsson describes her death in a mail I received in my box;
“One of my colleagues was killed last night. Attacked at Apogbon about 8pm on her way home from work. The iron rod used to smash the window went through her side and punctured the lung. She bled but was still able to get to the hospital and eventually died about two hours after the incident.â€
What Tade omitted was that it was area boys on the Apongbon Bridge that committed this atrocious act. I really don’t want to delve into the atrocities caused by these area boys because they are just too numerous. I want to remember Clementina as she was described by various persons and organisation.
“NIGERIA: LEADING BY EXAMPLE
Clementina Saduwa, product engineer and manager at Ericsson, Nigeria, embodies our leadership by example’ approach. She has received international recognition for her work in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and has actively promoted the role of women in the African engineering community. She believes that her own development has benefited from Ericsson s approach to its employees and its focus on empowerment. In working for a global company, she has been awarded opportunities otherwise difficult to access in Africa. Efforts to provide equal opportunities for women are managed locally, and Saduwa believes that the rewards of gender diversity would increase with a specific policy aimed at empowering women.Her engagement with stakeholders in the community also influences her role as an Ericsson manager. She develops her communications skills and gains experience that improves job performance, and she is able to provide Ericsson with greater visibility.â€
–Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The Sustainability Report 2005 of Ericsson
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“Clementina is the pioneer coordinator for Women in Engineering in Europe, Middle East and Africa. A position that she assumed after pioneering and leading the formation of a branch of Women In Engineering in Nigeria. Her role as the chair of women in Engineering is focused on helping young ladies make informed decisions in the course of their careers. Women In Engineering in Nigeria, under her leadership organizes programs that pull together other female engineers to stand as role models and mentors to young Nigerian girls who are at the sensitive stage of making the all important decision of what to practice as a profession. As a coordinator for Europe, Middle East and Africa, she gives direction and motivation to women leaders in the many countries under her leadership. Clementina graduated with a honors degree from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka in the field of Electronic Engineering in 2002. Whilst in the university, she served in several leadership positions. She was the pioneer chair of the University of Nigeria Student Branch of the IEEE.
Clementina works for Ericsson Nigeria as a Product Manager. Her job entails proffering technical solutions for telecom operators and working with other colleagues towards closing multi-million dollar deals for Ericsson. Prior to joining Ericsson, she had gathered a lot of experience from the information technology and communications industry in Nigeria.â€
–Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â By Pat Lynch, Editor In Chief of Women Radio on her piece on International Lady Engineers meet at UN
I would also like to remember her speeches and write-ups; amongst them is my favourite – a paper tittled “Female Engineer, The African Perspectiveâ€. She concluded by saying;
I would also like to remember her speeches and write-ups; amongst them is my favourite – a paper tittled “Female Engineer, The African Perspectiveâ€. She concluded by saying;Â
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“It is important that women in and outside Africa make their contributions to this noble profession because women too are smart and have a natural passion to contribute to the betterment of life for mankind Engineering Week 2006â€
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These are the words that came out of her acquaintances and friends when the sad news was related to them.
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“I find this very hard to believe because it was only on Monday I was gisting Anike Rojaiye about everybody and she was someone I really talked about considering how proud she has made all of us. When I saw the heading on Clementina I was eager to read it because I was too sure that I was going to hear something great and this….!
Na wa for this life like the Bible says in the book of Psalm 90 we should learn to “redeem the times because the days are evil” No one knows his/her time we should just try and live every second in readiness to meet our Lord Jesus.â€
Take care all
–Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Elizaphan Omerhi (federal Government College, Ijanikin Classmate)
 “I am shocked, bewildered beyond words. My nerves shiver as i write in response to this , is still spoke to her recently and was echoing her praises to some of my colleagues in the office. Is this how life is? What kind of country is this? What kind of demon is it that exists on that apogbon bridge? What kind of law nforcement agents do we have? Is this really a nation? I have so many questions. Tears have refused to flow; it has been replaced with anger, anger, and anger for the kind of system we have in this country. This is obviously not the first time this kind of incident has happened at Apogbon , what have the authorities done about it? Are we all going to sit in our comfort zones and allow things to rot in this nation? If the older generation can’t do anything about it, then why can’t we. I am so full of ANGER, at the police at the Lagos state govt and at the Fed Govt for the kind of system we are running. I very well understand it happens everywhere, but is it only this country? ARMED ROBBERY, ASSASINATIONS, PLANE CRAASHES name them. All the perpetrators have NEVER been found. If it lies in my power and GOD knows if am in a place of authority, ALL THIS SHIT, has got to STOP. Please guys, let’s rise up an take the Bull by the HORN. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. If any one has ideas, please let them roll, and let us do something. R WE SAYING IT IS NO LONGER SAFE IN THE STATE WE CALL HOME’?â€
-Adeola Olabode (Ijanikin 95 Classmate)
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We in “Dipo Tepede.POeT†remember her very much and I for one cannot forget her statement to me when she saw me at the End of Year Dinner for Ijanikin Student Association. She said and I quote “I love your write-up; you write very well, the way you are going, I know you have a vision for something very big, please share it with me.†I could not share with her because I was too shocked to accommodate such accolade from a woman who has achieved so much in terms of community participation, national building and global recognition. She has put smiles in the face of so many; she is the Rose that beautifies the environment and even when the Rose withers away she transforms into the manure that continue to inspire growth. This is one lady out of many in Nigeria and indeed the world. Can the sting of death touch her? Hear what her close friend said;
“First of all, the devil is a liar and the father of all liars. She will not die but live to declare the glory of God. I want to please implore those of you who know how to pray and fast, to please start doing that now. If you have a prayer group, please ask them to pray and fast right now. Let us ask Jesus Christ to raise this friend of ours from the dead. She has not finished the work God created her to do on this earth. This is a radical request, I know, but we serve a God of miracles. We always claim that Jesus Christ is the resurrection, now let us prove him in this. Please everyone, let us rise up and bombard the gates of heaven and not give God rest until she rises from the dead again, and she testifies that Jesus is truly Lord over the living and the dead.Those of you who can go and see her family please persuade them to take her to the Reinhard Bonnke Crusade in Ado Ekiti. It’s taking place between January 24th-28th. I heard that one man of GOd was raised from the dead sometime ago. Please everyone, we must not allow Satan to win this one.
Jesus said that if we believe, all things are possible. Please please everyone, fast and pray.â€
–Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Stella Odilli
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I would like to part with a comment she made on this site on the topic “ABORTIONâ€
“Thank you Dipo for this opportunity to comment. From the religious angle. Abortion is murder!!! We may try to rationalise or explain it away, but it doesn’t change the truth.
I believe there is a strong bond between mother and child. Aborting a child, no matter what the mother tells you, shall definitely NEVER leave her the same way she was before the abortion. For all her life, she will be wondering what that child could have grown up to become.
The lady with the unfortunate incident could give the child out for adoption. I think that will be lighter on her conscience than if she aborts the child.
Thank you.â€
TO LISTEN TO HER VOICE INÂ AN INTERVIEWÂ WITH WOMEN’S RADIO CLICK THE LINK BELOW
http://www.womensradio.com/content/templates/?a=917&z=89
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