Nigeria’s Senate President, Godswill Obot Akpabio has on Tuesday snubbed children who came from three schools in Abuja to celebrate and honour him at the ‘Children’s Day Celebration’.
Every year, it is the tradition that selected schools bring children to the parliament to observe the Children’s Day and the Senate President addresses them.
Akpabio was expected to address the children with words of hope, encouragement and what the government was doing to help the Nigerian child but he unfortunately walked past without a courtesy in the full glare of journalists.
Citizen Rapporteur gathered that the children from Our Lady of Fatima Sisters Academy, Jabi, Catherina International Academy, Dawaki and Lead British International School, Gwarimpa, Abuja turned out in their numbers before they encountered disappointment.
Speaking to journalists, a female teacher who pleaded anonymity expressed disappointment, saying the development could demoralise the children as some of them couldn’t identify who among the retinue of aides following the Senate President is Godswill Akpabio.
She recalled that this development was different from the past when a Senate President would gladly address and assure children of a glorious future.
“We have spent three hours with the Sergeant-At-Arms coordinating us, but we are disappointed that the Senate President didn’t address us.
“Many children didn’t know him, except on television and you journalists also know that being here is also part of an excursion that will further enlighten the children”, she said.
