The Federal Government had on Wednesday announced its withdrawal from the World Economic Forum holding in Cape Town over the xenophobic attacks.
While announcing that the Nigerian delegation which was meant to have been led by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo would no longer be attending the WEF, Bashir Ahmad, President Muhammadu Buhari’s New Media aide revealed that former minister and presidential candidate, Oby Ezekwesili would be attending the summit in a private capacity.
He tweeted, “Aunty @obyezeks you’re properly very educated but unfortunately you failed to understand that those who are being attacked in SA, where you’re at the moment, are also private citizens, we all thought you’d sympathize with them and boycott the @wef to properly protest the attacks.”
Meanwhile, the official Twitter handle of the Emir revealed that he delivered a speech at Africa in the World Conference in Stellenberg, South Africa.
Photos showing the governors were also shared on the Twitter handle, which led to reactions on the social media platform.
See reactions:
Olaudah Equiano®@RealOlaudahWhile I was calling out on Madam Oby & Jim Ovia, I didn’t even know Emir Sanusi, Governor Kayode Fayemi & ElRufai were also in #WEF2019. Who says the government boycotted the event then? Aren’t we a hypocritical & an unserious people? #SayNoToXenophicAttacks
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Demola Coco Osaka@DemolaOjoYou out Oby and forget to mention Fayemi, Sanusi Lamido and El rufai
Isn’t Lamido a private citizen? Fayemi and El rufai are part of govt and the ruling party. They can’t be sympathetic, ehn?@MBuhari @NGRPresident Presidency unashamedly employing bigotry https://twitter.com/BashirAhmaad/status/1169346240989016064 …
Bashir Ahmad✔@BashirAhmaad
Aunty @obyezeks you’re properly very educated but unfortunately you failed to understand that those who are being attacked in SA, where you’re at the moment, are also private citizens, we all thought you’d sympathize with them and boycott the @wef to properly protest the attacks. https://twitter.com/obyezeks/status/1169333928353783809 …
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Emmanuel Nwachukwu@emma_deleFriends and handlers of Elrufai, Fayemi and Co should do them a favour and just keep quiet!
Granted, they were in SA before Nigeria decided to suspend relations with SA, they should have suspended whatever they were doing and return immediately!
But, no perception management
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Adebayo Bankole Akintunde@AdeBanqieIf we are dragging Madam Oby for being at the WEF even after Nigeria pulled out, which is ridicuous in my opinion, then same should happen to SLS, El-Rufai, Fayemi and others. Let us keep the same energy.
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Kadaria Ahmed✔@KadariaAhmed
Replying to @woye1They are not at #WEF they are @africainworld a private event organised by Nigerian @deleolojede. This event has NOTHING to do with WEF and and started before the attacks. The question is should a Nigerian man who spent his resources organising this be ruined?
Woye@woye1The pulse of the NATION REJECTED anything South Africa . Do u know the distance between Stellenbosch to Cape Town? Any event in South Africa by any Nigerian should be CANCELLED. Who is paying El Rufai or Fayemi’s bill ? Personal or FAAC . Pls read and pass and no comment
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Jake Corleone@Hitee_So Elrufai , Fayemi and co went for the conference and Bashir made it all about a private citizen that actually condemned the anomaly live at the event ? Nice one
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Uncle Demola@OmoGbajaBiamilaBashir, at what point do you intend to tell your followers that Governor Nasir Elrufai, Governor Kayode Fayemi, Emir Sanusi Lamido Sanusi and Amina Jane Mohammed were also in attendance at the WEF? https://twitter.com/BashirAhmaad/status/1169239393275699201 …
Bashir Ahmad✔@BashirAhmaad
Madam Oby, Nigeria’s former Minister, sir. https://twitter.com/ayourb/status/1169239115528835074 …
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Eze K1ng@misterk1ngBashir, where is your criticism of Fayemi, El-Rufai (who are actually part of this government) and SLS? https://twitter.com/bashirahmaad/status/1169346240989016064 …
Bashir Ahmad✔@BashirAhmaad
Aunty @obyezeks you’re properly very educated but unfortunately you failed to understand that those who are being attacked in SA, where you’re at the moment, are also private citizens, we all thought you’d sympathize with them and boycott the @wef to properly protest the attacks. https://twitter.com/obyezeks/status/1169333928353783809 …
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zzanzibaryy@zzanzibaryyIs Nigeria okay?
How does having the likes of El Rufai and Fayemi in attendance mean boycott
Another huge reason we’ll never be taken seriously in the committee of nations
Appalling!#SayNoToXenophobiaAttacks #WEFAfrica19 #ThursdayThoughtsTwitter Ads info and privacy
Sani®@pdaudaBash, you pointed that Oby is a private citizen, and should have empathized or sympathized with other private citizens being attacked by boycotting the forum.
Have you also called out El-Rufai, Fayemi and Emir SLS- all public officials, for being in attendance? So Duplicitous!! https://twitter.com/BashirAhmaad/status/1169346240989016064 …
Bashir Ahmad✔@BashirAhmaad
Aunty @obyezeks you’re properly very educated but unfortunately you failed to understand that those who are being attacked in SA, where you’re at the moment, are also private citizens, we all thought you’d sympathize with them and boycott the @wef to properly protest the attacks. https://twitter.com/obyezeks/status/1169333928353783809 …
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