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FALLOUT OF XENOPHOBIA ATTACK: Ezekwesili asks Buhari to send aide Ahmad to school
Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to send his aide on new media, Bashir Ahmad to school.
She stated this in reaction to a comment Ahmad made on Wednesday over the former minister’s decision to travel to South Africa to attend World Economic Forum (WEF).
Following the xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa, the Nigerian Government had on Wednesday announced withdrawal from WEF being hosted in the country.
Confirming the development in a post on his Twitter handle, Ahmad had said, “Nigerian government has boycotted the World Economic Forum holding in Cape Town, South Africa, but some individuals from Nigeria including a former minister are attending on their own.
“Madam Oby Ezekwesili, she is attending the WEF in Cape Town, South Africa.”
In her response also through her Twitter handle, Ezekwesili replied, “Please send that aide to school to get proper education.
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“Who told him that a private citizen like me needs their Nigerian government to decide my participation at WEF ? Imagine.
“I am doing more for our at-risk citizens.
“Who has time for their nonsense politicking with citizens’ lives?”
Many Nigerians have however bashed Ezekwesili for still taking part in the forum inspite if the attacks against Nigerians in that country.
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