Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, has come under fire for attending the ongoing World Economic Forum in South Africa despite federal government’s boycott of the event over xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in the country, Igbere TV reports.

Igbere TV had reported that Nigeria, alongside African countries like Rwanda, Malawi and DR Congo, boycotted the two-day summit holding in Cape Town following the attack on foreigners in South Africa.

Ezkwesili earned heavy criticisms from Nigerians after photos of her attending the summit surfaced on social media, particularly on micro-blogging platform, Twitter.

President Muhammadu Buhari’s Personal Assistant on New Media, Bashir Ahmad, was among those to first criticize the former presidential candidate in the last general election.

“Surprised to see some Nigerian experts in everything governance who spend most of their time lecturing the Government on empathy and the art of prioritizing national interest over individual benefits, (but) still went ahead to attend the summit”, he wrote.

Other critics claimed that Mrs Ezekwesili could not afford to boycott the event because of “her love for dollars” and the “camera”.

Apart from the former Minister, Founder of Zenith Bank, Jim Ovia, was also spotted at the event and currently being dragged on Twitter alongside Oby.

Below are some reactions to her attendance at the event, as obtained by Igbere TV..

http://igberetvnews.com/961808/xenophobia-ngerians-attack-oby-ezekwesili-for-attending-world-eonomic-forum/

Lalasticlala, Mynd44, OAM4J

Since she is against buhari, pretty sure the lost jews will soon give us millions of "convincing" explanations in her defence.

Same reason they queued behind a camerounian thief singing his praises to high heaven as the only saviour.

Those people attacking shoprite will still foolishly recharge their MTN lines and make calls with it and also subscribe to DSTV and GOTV today instead of breaking their Simcards and damaging their DSTV if really they want to boycott SA products....

South Africans are there attacking Nigerians and their businesses and we are here looting Nigeria owned businesses inside shoprite mall amd burning down MTN buildings where Nigerians are working.
Its still a Win Win Situation for South Africa
Una sure say we get sense at all?

Must we behave foolishly like South Africans
Can lack of proper education be the cause of all these in Africa

humm

More comments....

This one madd oh............
So what will our IPOBiafrans call this one now ?
She should come back first he get something wey dey go discuss one'on'one

More reactions...

That woman is an idiot! Infact, those of you that have the time to go looting on shoprite should wait for her at the airport for a brain resetting beating. Who sent her to go and represent us?

Chai

Is there no new yam festival in south Africa for her to attend? IPOB boys want to tell her something

Boycotting the program would have passed a stronger message

Okay

What the heck was she thinking? And she got there and couldn't even speak the truth. This woman is a disappointment.

For the first time am tempted to insult this woman abi how can You correlate same figure vying for the office of the President still went ahead to attend a summit in a country killing your countrymen and granting them persona non-grata.....

Those who advised her to attend the summit have killed her political career that's if she still has any political ambition cos social media never forgets

Nawa o

Nigerians and clout chasing

GrabHisBalls:
That woman is an idiot! Infact, those of you that have the time to go looting on shoprite should wait for her at the airport for a brain resetting beating. Who sent her to go and represent us?

You don vex!!!

Your fellow compatriots were killed, your country pulled out of the conference in protest but because of longthroat for the dollars you would receive as honorarium, you went there. You now got to South Africa and you can't say the truth and address issues squarely.

This bald-headed saboteur with her ugly coat with shoulder pad as high as okada seat.

She does not represent the Igbo people or Nigeria.

She is representing herself.

she can still raise the issue there at the meeting

she was there personally , based on her appointment and job

she fall my hand ....madam no try at all

Oby is enemy of nigerians, history won't forgive her .....

Thank you President Buhari for doing the right thing.

~~ Nigerian Ambassador to South Africa recalled.

~~ Nigeria pull out of world Economic summit to be hold in SA.

~~Nigerian Government shutdown South African Embassy In Nigeria.

~~Four Military Jet To Convey Nigerians Home

This is Good leadership.
#iStandWithBuhari
WE STAND WITH A MAN OF HONOR CHARACTER AND INTEGRITY.

Oby!!!

Your fellow compatriots were killed, your country pulled out of the conference in protest but because of longthroat for the dollars you would receive as honorarium, you went there. You now got to South Africa and you can't say the truth and address issues squarely.

This bald-headed saboteur with her ugly coat with shoulder pad as high as okada seat.

Fat ipob b*tch, brain is not everything afterall

What she said there indicted African Leaders, which is good.

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