A daughter of President Muhammadu Buhari, Hadiza Buhari-Bello has engaged former Minister of Education, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili in what could best be described as rumble royale.
Ezekwesili had accused Hadiza that she is using her Africa Support and Empowerment Initiative to steal the BringBackOurGirls group franchise.
Faulting the statement to the letter, Buhari-Bello in a statement she jointly signed with AFRISEI Secretary, Don Uche, on Friday denied the Oby’s allegation.
She said her organisation was a responsible body that would never engage in illegal activities by stealing someone else’s franchise.
She stated that contrary to Ezekwesili’s allegation, her organisation did not need the BBOG to be of service to the Chibok Girls.
She, therefore, maintained that she has no reason “to steal anything from BBOG or use its name to achieve any advantage.”
She praised the activities of the BBOG to raise and sustain awareness about the plight of the kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls.
However, she insisted that her organisation had broader objectives beyond the Chibok girls.
She said though the Chibok girls were within the priority of their organisation, its commitments to humanitarian causes did not end with Chibok schoolgirls.
“Given the size of the problem at hand, the more organisations we have assisting Chibok and other devastated communities, the better for the country,” she said.
The President’s daughter explained that her organisation has its own defined objectives and that it didn’t need to steal anybody’s ideas to operate in line with its own objectives.
She said the organisation was duly registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission and issued certificate of incorporation on July 14, 2016.
She added that AFRISEI is committed to empowering the youth and the less privileged in the area of job creation and skill acquisition.
She said there was no law that prevents the organisation from assisting the Chibok schoolgirls.
Hadiza added that, as a charity organisation, they offer help to people in distress, including the Chibok girls and other Boko Haram victims.
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