Oby Ezekwesili

Oby Ezekwesili Blasts Wike Over Demolition Of Hotels

May 11, 2020 9:44 am

Oby Ezekwesili, former Nigerian Minister of Education, has reacted to the decision of the Rivers state government to demolish two hotels in the state for flouting the lockdown order.

Wike on Sunday monitored the demolition of two hotels for flouting the lockdown order he imposed as part of measures to curtail the spread of Coronavirus in the state.

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The hotels are: Prodest Hotel, Alode, Eleme, and Etemeteh Hotel in Onne both in Eleme Government local area.

However, many Nigerians expressed outrage over Wike’s action, saying that the governor was …

Ezekwesili Reacts As Buhari Orders Major Lockdown

March 30, 2020 6:36 am

Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari’s nationwide broadcast will help to bring all the separate interventions into an integrated response strategy.

Buhari had, during a nationwide broadcast on Sunday, ordered a lockdown of Abuja, Lagos, and Ogun States, respectively, in a move to curtail the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) to other states.

The move became necessary following the rise in cases of patients with Coronavirus in Nigeria.

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Reacting to the development, Ezekwesili, in a series of tweets on her Twitter page on Sunday night, wondered

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Ezekwesili Shows Buhari How To Avoid Coronavirus Impact

March 11, 2020 10:56 am

Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili has said there is a possibility of a global recession affecting Nigeria following outbreak of Coronavirus.

Few days ago, Nigeria confirmed its second case of the CoVID-19 virus which has continued to spread widely in Europe and other countries outside of China.

The virus has recently resulted in travel bans to some countries and cancellation of premier league fixture between Manchester City and Arsenal.

On Tuesday, Buhari in a meeting with Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) and Assembly Healthcare Professionals Associations (AHPA) lamented that Coronavirus is affecting Nigeria’s revenue.

Buhari explained that Nigeria would

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