AUDU OGBEH APOLOGIZES TO BBOG.

Audu Ogbeh apologizes to
BringBackOurGirls group

october 22, 2014
Vanguard News
By Emmanuel Aziken, Political Editor


Former Minister of Communications and All
Progressives Congress, APC, chieftain, Chief
Audu Ogbeh, has apologized to the
BringBackOurGirls group for wrongfully
presenting it as an offshoot of his party at last
Wednesday’s presidential declaration of
General Muhammadu Buhari (retd).
Ogbeh, in a letter to the leadership of the
group, affirmed that he had since realised that
APC members formed less than two percent
of group’s membership.
Ogbeh had praised the presence of Hajiya
Hadiza Usman and some other leaders of the
group at the declaration as a sign of synergy
between APC and the group.
His assertion was subsequently taken up by
officials of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to
give political colouration to the group’s advocy
for the return of the 219 Chibok schoolgirls
held in captivity by the Boko Haram Islamist
group.
One of the leaders of the group and former
Minister of Education, Mrs. Oby Ezekwesili,
was forced to publicly repudiate Ogbeh’s
claim, saying she was not a member of any
political party and that the group’s efforts were
wholly altruistic.
In the letter dated October 20, Ogbeh wrote:
“Dear patriots, I feel obliged to let you know
that my statement at our function last week
was not intended to paint your group as an
APC sub-group.
“This is because from what we know, less
than two percent of the group are our party
members, but members we value highly.
“The rest of you are not and may not even
belong to any political association whatsoever.
“If my statement caused you any discomfort, I
do apologize, but reiterate that I have nothing
but respect and admiration for you for keeping
a six-month vigil and telling the world that the
Nigerian conscience is not entirely dead.
“The world is watching us and making
judgments. I wish you God’s blessings and
protection.”