Former Minister of Education and
Vice-President of the World Bank, Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili, has taken to social
media, including the micro-blogging website, Twitter, to speak out
against rape. The former minister, who recently reprimanded popular comedian, ‘’Basketmouth’’,
for a rape joke on his Facebook page, first posted at about 9 pm,“Enough!
It is time to act on this epidemic.” A few minutes later, she called on
an anti-rape group on Twitter, ‘’Stand to End Rape’’, asking, “Can you
take the lead in organising a meeting on rape epidemic as soon as possible? We
must take on this scourge.”
She explained that it was urgent to
tackle the rising trend of rape, proposing that a meeting among activists be
scheduled. Soon after, she continued, “Please find all the coalition partners
and, first, schedule a tweet-meet. My schedule is tight but I will do my best
to realign. Priority action is to secure immediate and effective response from
the Ministry of Justice, law enforcement agencies and the judiciary.” She added, “We must, especially for our
little daughters, act now. That is what governments do – act swiftly!” She
further explained that an action-focused meeting was urgent to tackle the
problem of rape.
Today’s PUNCH
PS: It’s
good to know an influential person such as Dr Oby has been reading news papers, social media and
hearing stories. I still wonder what the so called ‘Office of the first lady’
is doing about this issue?
Edna Wey
http://www.evesworldinternational.blogspot.com
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