WGGF: Did President Jonathan Hire "Olivia Pope" To "Fix" The Chibok Crisis?

Former education Minister, Oby Ezekwesili has accused the President Jonathan-led administration of hiring a Washington-based PR firm to launder the regime's image in the aftermath of the missing Chibok girls saga

In a fresh twist to the ongoing Chibok girls kidnap saga, former education minister Oby Ezekwesili has accused the President Jonathan-led administration of hiring a Washington-based public relations firm to fix the government's lagging reputation in the aftermath of the Chibok crisis.

On April 2014, 276 female students were reportedly kidnapped from the Government Secondary School, Chibok and ever since, there have been several speculations, accusations and counter-accusations trailing the unfortunate incident, the latest being Ezekwesili's allegation.

The one-time Minister of Solid Minerals stated that the Nigeria government hired PR firm, Levick to launder its image by deceiving and alternating the story for Nigerians. She made this known through a series of angry tweets as seen above.

Meanwhile the firm in question had reportedly released a statement earlier on behalf of President Jonathan regarding the cancellation of the meeting with parents of abducted Chibok children and five escapees alluding that the entire situation was being politicised. But Oby Ezekwesili has dismissed it all as lies stating that the firm was merely exploiting the situation to make money.

Read the statement allegedly released by Levick on behalf of President Jonathan and let us know what you make of this recent twist in the Chibok saga?

_“It now appears that our fight to get the girls of Chibok back is not only a fight against a terrorist insurgency, but also against a political opposition.

_“It is with great regret that I announce the cancellation of the meeting with 12 parents of the abducted Chibock children, as well as five of the brave girls who escaped from the terrorist organization Boko Haram. I scheduled this meeting, which was to be open to the media for coverage by Nigerian and international press, to listen to their stories and to privately brief the parents and the girls on our efforts to rescue the abducted girls.

_“My priority is not politics. My priority is the return of these girls.

_“Unfortunately, political forces within the Nigerian chapter of Bring Back Our Girls have decided to take this opportunity to play politics with the situation and the grief of the parents and the girls. They should be ashamed of their actions.

_“Those who would manipulate the victims of terrorism for their own benefit, are engaging in a similar kind of evil: psychological terrorism.

_“I want to be clear, this government stands with complete solidarity with the girls and their parents. We are doing everything in our power to bring back our girls. Despite the shameful and disgusting games being played by the Nigerian chapter of Bring Back Our Girls, as a father of girls, I stand ready to meet with the parents of our abducted children and the truly brave girls that have escaped this nightmare through the grace of God.”