• Former minister laments abduction of pupils, out-of-school kids
•Declares May 27 ‘national day of shame’
Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja
Former Minister of Education, Obiageli Ezekwesili, yesterday launched a blistering attack on Nigeria’s political leadership, warning President Bola Tinubu, governors, lawmakers and the political class against issuing customary Children’s Day goodwill messages, after failing to protect them.
In a strongly worded statement issued to commemorate the day, Ezekwesili accused successive governments of abandoning children to insecurity, poverty, hunger, poor education and preventable deaths, describing the annual celebration as hypocritical in the face of worsening conditions across the country.
