Former
Education Minister, Dr Oby Ezekwesili has dismissed insinuations that she is
being used by the opposition to lead the campaign for the rescue of over 200
schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram insurgents from Government Secondary
School, Chibok, Borno state since April 14. She explained why she is at the
forefront of the #bringbackourgirls advocacy.
Ezekwesili
who has since then been at the forefront of the #bringbackourgirls advocacy
wondered why Nigeria has turned to a society where people no longer bother
about the welfare of fellow citizens, most importantly, the vulnerable. She
insisted that being a mother coupled with her love for humanity has been her
motivation to campaign for the rescue of the Chibok girls.
According
to her “Our common humanity has been traumatized so badly that people would
dare question why anybody would raise a voice concerning the daughters of
peasants in Chibok just because they are not part of the elite. And so,
whatever happens to them, we should all just carry on with our normal life.
The reason that I am part of this as a strong advocate for these girls is
because I have a soul. I will be accountable to my maker if it would actually
be said of me that I was in this country at a time that over 234 children are
still missing and I simply couldn't be bothered.”
Credit: Sunnewsonline
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