Femi Gbajabiamila
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has apologised for his photo post undergoing a course at Harvard University in the United States of America.
Gbajabiamila posted pictures of himself on his verified Twitter handle with a caption: “Back to class. In a leadership course at @Harvard @Kennedy_School.
"Forget the number of grey hairs one is never too old to learn, broaden or sharpen your skills”
Back to class. In a leadership course at @Harvard @Kennedy_School . Forget the number of grey hairs one is never too old to learn, broaden or sharpen your skills pic.twitter.com/br1Pqjyq8q
— Femi Gbajabiamila (@femigbaja) July 26, 2022
His tweet generated criticisms from many Nigerians who felt it was insensitive at a time when universities in Nigeria were shut.
But the speaker took to his verified Twitter handle on Wednesday via @femigbaja to apologise.
He tweeted:
“Yesterday, I posted a picture of myself at the @Harvard @Kennedy_School, undergoing a course.
"That post was not sensitive to the present feelings of fellow citizens, especially parents and students who are presently bearing the brunt of the ongoing closure of public universities owing to the unresolved issues between the Academic Staff Union of Universities and the Federal Government of Nigeria.
Yesterday I posted a picture of myself at the @Harvard @Kennedy_School, undergoing a course. That post was not sensitive to the present feelings of fellow citizens, especially parents and students who are presently bearing the brunt of the ongoing closure of public universities
— Femi Gbajabiamila (@femigbaja) July 27, 2022
“I apologise for the post at this time, and I hope you will understand that it was not my intention to cause disaffection.
"As Speaker of @HouseNGR, I have made multiple interventions within the powers of the legislature to avert the ongoing strike.
"I had direct engagements with ASUU, relevant government agencies.
"The House of Representatives is still keenly involved in seeking a resolution to the issues so our students can return to school.
"We all await the outcome of the two-week ultimatum given for the conclusion of negotiations with ASUU.
“I have long been a champion of public education in Nigeria, and I have consistently advocated programs, policies and investments to improve the quality of public education in the country.
"In my constituency and beyond, I have attracted a new international students hostel in UNILAG, facilitated access to free internet WiFi in all public tertiary institutions in Lagos State; provision of modern ICT centres in 24 secondary schools across the state, provision of scholarships and grants to indigent students in selected tertiary institutions, provision of laptops to all secondary school teachers in my constituency and hundreds of students, facilitated the renovation of over 15 public schools in Lagos.”
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