Former US President Barack Obama has celebrated a Nigerian sexual violence activist, Oluwaseun Osowobi, for making 2019 Time’s 100 Next list.
Osowobi, who is a rape survivor, has an organisation, Stand to End Rape (STER), for sexual-assault survivors in Nigeria, and has reached over 200,000 people across the country.
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Mr Obama, in a tweet on Monday evening, expressed excitement at seeing Osowobi on the list whom he described as a leader in the Obama Foundation.
“Proud to see Oluwaseun @AyodejiOsowobi in this list. She’s an @ObamaFoundation leader who’s organising young people in Nigeria to help end sexual violence, and her work embodies what our foundation is all about: passing the baton to the next generation,” he wrote.
The elated Nigerian could not hold back her joy at being mentioned by Obama.
She said on Tuesday via Twitter: “Oh my goodness!!! Barack Obama just said my name and acknowledged @StandtoEndRape!!! Feeling over the moon right now. Thank you so much @BarackObama for the leadership & community service lessons via the @ObamaFoundation. I’ll continue to build the next generation of advocates.”
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Time’s ‘100 Next’ is an annual list of 100 influential people in the world who are actively contributing to change the world through their craft.
Njideka Akunyili-Crosby, daughter of the late Dora Akunyili, former Director-General of the National Agency for Food Administration and Control (NAFDAC), also made the 2019 list.
