Harvard: That post was not sensitive, I apologize – Gbajabiamila

Speaker of House of representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has apologized over a picture he shared of himself taking a course at Harvard University.

He described the post as insensitive considering the lingering Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike

Gbajabiamila had shared a photo of him taking a leadership course at the University. This However, did not go down well with Nigerians.

Reacting to this in a series of tweets via his Twitter handle on Wednesday night, Gbajabiamila said, “Yesterday, I posted a picture of myself at the @Harvard @Kennedy_School, undergoing a course. That post was not sensitive to the present feelings of fellow citizens, especially parents and students who are presently bearing the brunt of the ongoing closure of public universities owing to the unresolved issues between the Academic Staff Union of Universities and the Federal Government of Nigeria.

“I apologize for the post at this time, and I hope you will understand that it was not my intention to cause disaffection. As Speaker of @HouseNGR, I have made multiple interventions within the powers of the legislature to avert the ongoing strike. I had direct engagements with ASUU, and relevant government agencies.

“We all await the outcome of the two-week ultimatum given for the conclusion of negotiations with ASUU.”