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"You can kill a man, but you cannot kill
his legacy."
This adage holds true for Clementina
Saduwa. An engineer for Ericsson, a
telecommunications supplier in Nigeria,
chair of IEEE Women In Engineering
(WIE) in Nigeria, and regional coordinator for Region 8's (Europe, Middle East,
and Africa) IEEE WIE, Clementina
leaves behind a rich legacy to those who
were privileged enough to know her.
She died on 23 January 2007 after she
was attacked in her car on the Apogbon
on her way home from work.
"Clementina was a wonderful representation of IEEE and IEEE WIE. She
was always so pleasant, friendly, supportive, and dedicated. She was an
achiever who inspired those around her
and was an all-around wonderful mother, wife, and friend. Her presence was
always warm and genuine," says Keyana
N. Tennant, program administrator for
WIE in the IEEE Educational Activities
Department.
As the pioneer coordinator for WIE
in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa,
Clementina focused on helping young
women make informed decisions about
their careers. Under her leadership,

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group, and also joined the IEEE in 1999
as a student member. She became the
pioneer chair of the University of Nigeria Student Branch of the IEEE.
After graduating with an honors distinction in 2002, she formed the WIE
Affinity Group in Nigeria, which was the
first in Africa. During her tenure as WIE
coordinator of the Nigeria section, she
organized career seminars for secondary
school girls. In 2004, she was appointed
regional coordinator for WIE in Region
8. She was financial secretary of the
programs were organized to pair female
Nigeria section of IEEE and vice chair
engineers as mentors to young Nigerof IEEE Graduates of the Last
ian girls.
Decade (GOLD). She also
served in various IEEE comA Little History
mittees in Nigeria.
Clementina was born on 26
She joined Ericsson in
February 1977 to Chief Vin2003 as an engineer in the
cent Uvieghara and Theresa
customer solutions departUvieghara of Odedogho. She
ment and in 2006 was
is the only girl and the
Clementina's
appointed assistant technical
youngest of three children.
involvement spurred
manager of new accounts
Tina, as she is popularly
WIE in both Nigeria
where she worked on closcalled, was known as a Godand Region 8.
ing multimillion-dollar
fearing, lively, and jovial perdeals. During her stay in the departson who loved to sing.
ment, she displayed leadership qualiShe finished her primary education
ties and initiative.
with distinction from Oharisi Primary
"Clementina was an extraordinary
School, in Ughelli, Nigeria, and was
lady. She was intelligent, professional, a
accepted into the Federal Government
caring friend, a loving wife and mother,
College, in Ijanikin Lagos, Nigeria.
beautiful and elegant. She was instruWhile in school, she participated in
mental in leveraging Ericsson's busisports and church activities. She came
ness in Nigeria. She was also very proud
out on top in all her classes except in
of being able to serve IEEE WIE both in
her Yoruba language class where she
her section and in Region 8. She really
never received an "A" but eventually was
was instrumental for WIE development
able to understand and speak it fluently.
in Region 8," says Magdalena Salazar
Her integrity earned her the admiration
Palma, IEEE WIE member.
of the school, and she was selected
In 2003 Clementina married Victor
"school head" in her last year of high
Saduwa. The couple had a baby girl, who
school. She finished her secondary eduis now two years old.
cation in 1995 and went on to study
Although her death is heartbreaking for
electrical engineering at the University
many, Clementina will not be forgotten.
of Nigeria, Nsukka.
"Her enthusiasm for the work she
While in Nsukka, she joined the St.
did, her wonderful smile, and her capaPeter's choir in the school's Catholic
bilities as a skilled speaker left lasting
Chapel. She was an active member of
impressions on me," says Anita Thomas,
the B-KADD, an electronic design

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