Mrs. Oby Ezekwesili at the ongoing World Economic Forum on Africa in South Africa on Wednesday.
WEF screenshotA former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, and Chairman of Zenith Bank Plc, Jim Ovia, have drawn the ire of some Nigerians over their attendance of the World Economic Forum on Africa holding in South Africa amid protests by Nigerian and other countries against xenophobic attacks by South Africans.
Nigerians expressed outrage on social media over Ezekwesili attendance at the forum with “Madam Oby” trending on Twitter by Wednesday evening. Favour Onyeoziri also stated, “Madam Oby chose to attend WEF in South Africa, so she can sneak in a few tips about how to stop xenophobia to the South African Government. A Government that already has a library full of such information, but refuses to act. Her absence would have spoken louder than words.”@PhiicCoco stated, “Nigerians trying to understand if Madam Oby and Jim Ovia are actually Nigerians or South Africans or Nigerian-South Africans or South African-Nigerians.
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