Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili has criticised President Bola Tinubu, Senate President Godswill Akpabio and other political leaders over their planned Children’s Day messages amid rising insecurity and repeated school abductions.
In a post on X, she said the political class had failed Nigerian children and should not issue Children’s Day greetings while insecurity continues to affect schools across the country.
She referenced kidnappings in states such as Oyo, Kebbi, Niger, Kaduna and Sokoto, as well as the 2014 Chibok girls abduction, noting that many victims are still missing.
Ezekwesili accused leaders of abandoning children to insecurity and said many schools have been forced to shut down due to fear of attacks.
She urged leaders to focus on protecting children instead of making ceremonial statements.
She stated: “You have no moral standing to wish anything to Nigerian children. None.”
