{"id":164477,"date":"2025-05-27T12:04:30","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T11:04:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/akpabio-ignores-children-waiting-to-greet-him"},"modified":"2025-05-27T13:04:57","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T12:04:57","slug":"akpabio-ignores-children-waiting-to-greet-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/akpabio-ignores-children-waiting-to-greet-him","title":{"rendered":"Akpabio ignores children waiting to greet him"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Nigeria\u2019s Senate President, Godswill Obot Akpabio on Tuesday snubbed children who came from three schools in Abuja to celebrate and honour him at the \u2018Children\u2019s Day Celebration\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Every year selected schools bring children to the parliament to observe the Children\u2019s Day and the Senate President addresses them.<\/p>\n<p>Akpabio was expected to speak to 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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>A female teacher who pleaded not to be quoted expressed disappointment, saying the development could demoralise the children as some of them couldn\u2019t identify who among the retinue of aides following the Senate President is Godswill Akpabio.<\/p>\n<p>She said after spending three hours waiting for the arrival of the Senate President, he couldn\u2019t encourage them.<\/p>\n<p>She recalled that this development was different from the past when a Senate President would gladly address and assure children of a glorious future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have spent three hours with the Sergeant-At-Arm coordinating us, but we are disappointed that the Senate President didn\u2019t address us.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany children didn\u2019t 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\u201d, she said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Nigeria\u2019s Senate President, Godswill Obot Akpabio on Tuesday snubbed children who came from three schools in Abuja to celebrate and honour him at the \u2018Children\u2019s Day Celebration\u2019. Every year selected schools bring children to the parliament to observe the Children\u2019s Day and the Senate President addresses them. 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