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I have great admiration for market women. The incredible thing that we don't know is that they are holding up a large sector of the economy of this c… - Onyeka Onwenu
" "I have great admiration for market women. The incredible thing that we don't know is that they are holding up a large sector of the economy of this country. These women that sell tomatoes, pepper, onions; that is how they raise their children. That is how they train their children up to university level. That is how they hold their families together.
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About Onyeka Onwenu
Onyeka Onwenu (31 January 1952 – 30 July 2024) was a Nigerian singer and songwriter, actress, human right activist, social activist, journalist, politician, and former X Factor series judge. Dubbed the "Elegant Stallion" by the Nigerian press, she was a former chairperson of the Imo State Council for Arts and Culture. In 2013 she was appointed the Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer of the National Centre for Women Development.
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These young artists of today will evolve. They will evolve. I am hoping that they will evolve. They cannot remain at the nonsensical level of shaking their bum-bum and exposing body parts. No. That's not what your art is all about. You can express yourself that way, but please, to a certain extent, do not make music a pornographic thing,
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