“Public property is supposed to be accessible”, says Oby Ezekwesili

Former Nigerian Minister of Education, Dr Obiageli Ezekwesili, has challenged the sense of disconnection that African youths feel towards their governments.

Speaking at the ongoing World Economic Forum on Africa in Durban, South Africa, she blamed the poor state of the continent on the failure of its leadership which the youths don’t feel a sense of trust towards.

While quoting American President Thomas Jefferson, she said, “When a person takes a position of public trust, they become public property.”

Speaking further on building trust through sustainable institutions in the continent, she said “Public property is supposed to be accessible. Public property is supposed to be owned by everyone.

The Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) campaigner continued, “Do the young ones of Africa feel like they own the nation state? Do they feel a sense that the nation state in which they are growing is one that they even have any affinity with? Do they get a sense that the nation state recognises that they exist”

The World Economic Forum on Africa is an annual summit that includes heads of state and government from the continent, global captains of industry and commerce and civil society leadership where the most pressing issues facing the continent are discussed.

The summit started on Wednesday and will come to an end on Friday, May 5th.

“Public property is supposed to be accessible”, says Oby Ezekwesili

Former Nigerian Minister of Education, Dr Obiageli Ezekwesili, has challenged the sense of disconnection that African youths feel towards their governments.

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