I am on WLP's Shortlist.

Hello People,

I am on the short list of WLP Essay Contest.My essay on maternal mortality made it to the final list alongside 11 other finalists.The winners will be annouced at a WLP symposium at the 54th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women in New York City on March 5, 2010.

As finalists, we are expected to draw the attention of our friends, associates and family members to our essays and have then comment. The essence is to provoke discussion and pique the interest of people on some of issues that affect women which are otherwise overlooked. There is an Audience Choice award to compensate the writer whose work generates the most comments. Note that one line comments about the excellence of essays are most welcome, but don’t count. Only those comments that add substance to the conversation count. To view my essay and comment click on here


I chose to write on an issue-Maternal mortality- which I staunchly believe affects the lives of our mothers and has earned us an unenviable yet perpetual spot on yearly human and health development indices of the UN. Kindly read through and leave a comment. You can also draw the attention of your friends and colleagues by forwarding this link to them. By doing this, you are helping to create awareness on an issue that affects myriad women in Nigeria. Also you will be nudging me closer to the coveted award.

Thanks a great deal for your anticipated support. I sincerely hope that this essay will trigger a wave of dissatisfaction with the status quo and prod us all to think on how to put a final paid to the needless deaths that our wives, mothers, sisters suffer.