The loud silence on the woman farmer year by Augustine Togonu-Bickersteth London England 🇬🇧 June 16 2026

[Augustine Togonu-Bickersteth]

This is very embarrassing  that nobody  of note in nigeria

a has spoken up on 2026 as the International year the woman  farmer. Not even the minister of  Agriculture. 

But let me also add  that  jimoh Ibrahim our representative in the United  Nations  as an undergraduate  from a humble background  very very very humble  background  he perhaps  would not have  finished  his programme  at university ife now  obafemi awolowo  university  but for  a woman  food retailer giving  him food  on credit. She  must have been a woman or  someone  born by a woman. 

So after implementing the ideas  on local  government laws he picked up  from professor  ijalaiye he went on  to become very wealthy. And subsequently  returned  to ife and gave his benefactor  one miliion  naira.

That one milion naira cannot  compare  with the credit  facilities  he got  from the same woman.its just a token of appreciation. 

Other  wise he woukd  have had  to give her everything  he owns now to thank  her for the credit  facilities. She owns his wealth. 

For this woman alone  jimoh Ibrahim  should  speak out for women at the United  Nations.

Only 4 per cent  of the political offices  in nigeria  are held by women.! Where does jimoh Ibrahim stand?

According  to professor  tomi adekanye  Africa s first  woman Professor  of Agriculture  economics  more than any part of the world  African women are farmers. 

Now how many of the government  imported  tractors  have been allocated  to women.? We have the Nigerian  women in mechanised  Agriculture. We no longer hear of  the society  of women  farmers of  nigeria. Are they  tired of  speaking up? 

And the women  rights advancements  protection WRAPA alternative. Have they run out of steam? 

 The  national  council  of women society's is no move. Am I right?

 Same with the police officer s wives association. Where are they?  And the the Nigerian armed forces wives association. They  have all  disappeared.so where is the voice  of Nigerian woman.?

 Same with the acada women. Universities  women association. They are no longer as active or visible  like they used to be.

Even women  Clubs like  Zonta International  that had chief  Mrs  Folake  Folake SAN as the world's  most powerful  woman on being  the first  non Caucasian  president  of zonta international a professional  and business  women's  organisation  founded  November 8 1919

The United Nations declared 2026 the International Year of the Woman Farmer (IYWF 2026). The Year spotlights the essential roles women play across agrifood systems, from production to trade, while often going unrecognized.