By Adesina Soyooye
Aisha Yesufu, well known activist has revealed how that the management of Government Girls Secondary School (GGSS) in Chibok, Borno State shunned Peter Obi, Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023, and rejected computers, printers and funds made to the institution by Obi.
Recall that the GGSS entered international and national consciousness in April 2014 when 276 schoolgirls were abducted by Boko Haram terrorists.
Since then, over 190 girls have either escaped or released while over 82 still remain in captivity. The horrifying incident has lasted about ten years. That unprecedented attack triggered the #BringBackOurGirls campaign, which captured global attention and attracted the likes of USA’s former First Lady, Michelle Obama to the campaign for the release of the girls.
Yesufu, a co-founder of the #BringBackOurGirls Campaign and an unwavering supporter of Obi, has just revealed that the school as well as other government-owned institutions have, on a number of occasions rejected gifts from Obi and refused to even approve requests by him to visit.
In a post she on X, Yesufu said the Peter Obi has become used to such rejections.
Yesufu: “Yesterday in Ibadan I had an encounter with someone that made me realise that we have not spoken about the travails we face enough!
“He was shocked that I was not surprised about how the OAU, Ife, event Peter Obi was supposed to attend turned out!
“I told him it is a normal thing we face. I went on to ask him why does he think Peter Obi usually visits private Nursing schools or those run by missionaries?
“He didn’t know. I told him because the ones run by government would not allow him to visit or the officials take anything from him.”
She explained that while most people think that Obi is discriminatory in his visits and donations and gives only to institutions run by missionaries and private entities, Obi visits only where he is welcome.
Yesufu: “I told him about Chibok community.
They reached out to me about the Chibok school from which 276 #ChibokGirls were abducted in 2014. It did not have computers.
“As soon as I told Mr Peter Obi, he told me to make arrangement with the school so that we will visit Chibok, donate computers and printers (which they had not even asked for) and access other needs that they have and take care of them.
“First we were denied from going. Then Mr Peter Obi suggested we visit the capital and give them or any neighboring state. That was also turned down. The next was bringing the principal and some teachers with students to Abuja. They were not allowed to come.
“At the end, Mr Peter Obi met with some members of the chibok community in Abuja and handed over the computers and printers to them with monetary assistance which he gave.
“Most of the charity is with coconut head! They have been doing everything to truncate it!”
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