A group, Taraba Women For Democracy Network has taken a swipe at the Minister of Women Affairs, Aisha Alhassan, over the way and manner she addressed a delegation of Chibok parents under the aegis of #BringBackOurGirls (BBOG) that visited President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House on Thursday.
Alhassan, who is the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Taraba State, incurred the wrath of the BBOG group led by a former Minister of Education, Obby Ezekwezili, when she told them they were not invited to the Villa.
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A statement by the women group signed by Asabe Jonathan, Amina Danboyi and Catherine Adi-Adebayo, called on Taraba women to condemn Alhassan’s attack on BBOG and obvious insensitivity to the plight of the Chibok girls’ parents.
“Many parents all over the world were shocked that Aisha, a mother and grandmother, should talk like that. She didn’t show any kindness nor any milk of motherhood to those haggard parents who have been traumatised by
their loss.
“Aisha, who wants to be our first female governor, did not exhibit any motherly attitude at all. As a minister of women affairs, she just behaved like a typical Jezebel with wickedness and callousness towards these poor parents who travelled all the way from Askira Uba to Abuja.
“Even if she cannot tell Chibok parents where their children are as the government is claiming, couldn’t she at least welcome them? As a fellow mother, was it too difficult to comfort the troubled parents and be nice to them instead of condescendingly insulting them?
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“We are therefore calling on all Taraba women to rise and condemn this Aisha’s comments with a very loud voice. She has not represented us at all and she has NOT behaved like a Taraba woman.
“We are not known for such devilish ways and wickedness. We are not the abusers and insulter of mothers, grandmothers, fathers and family members of our despondent fellow Chibok parents.
“We apologise to the entire country and state clearly that Aisha did not portray us in good light. She acted based on her personal selfish conviction. Some of us were even her supporters as she want to become governor but lately we have been reviewing our relationship with her.
“We noted how she almost drag judges into her own crisis at the Appeal Court by saying, in a video that leaked, that she knew the judgement before it was made public.
“She then started blaming her opponents and denying the video. All these showcase her as a woman lacking in character and deficient in knowledge. She doesn’t exhibit the motherliness and wisdom of matan Taraba (Taraba women)! We are even wondering if she is from here.
“We thus call on all and sundry to sign a petition wherein we are telling Aisha to stop calling herself mama Taraba. She cannot possibly be our mother after refusing to align with Chibok parents in their distress. We can’t find the decorum, decency and humanity to qualify her for that title.
“Aisha attack of Chibok parents just confirms our worst fears that she is just a callous, vindictive, detached and aloof individual who didn’t deserve our support, let alone our loyalty.
“Please Nigerians should, once again, take note that we disassociate ourselves from Aisha’s outburst. We do not endorse it in anyway and it is not representative of us. We are not like that in character and words. As true Taraba women, we feel the pains of Chibok parents in full.
“We were also aghast when Aisha’s boss announced that the girls whereabouts are unknown. Because when under the last regime, General Alex Badeh said he knows where the girls are, we were hopeful. Now that hope has been finally crushed, Aisha’s unfortunate comments only poured more salt to the painful injury. Her uncaring treatment of the women is a slap on all that we hold dear. She has also become the monster in the nightmare of all women.
“And to the Chibok parents, we authentic Taraba women pledge our prayers and continuous support in this time of needs. We also offer our apologies for the barbaric behaviour of the minister who could not muster the courage to minister to the need of her constituency. From today, she is no more Mama Taraba. She has been stripped of that title till further notice,” the group stated.
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