A 26 -year -old mother of two who broke the Internet when she was photographed in Portharcourt holding a placard that read ‘desperate times ’ , is unhappy that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo overlooked her but met the lady who copied her action .
It was reported few weeks ago that a 26 -year - old Portharcourt lady who is a PhD student made major headlines online and social media after taking to the streets with a placard to beg prospective employers for a teaching , lecturing or counseling job.
In an interview with TheCable, Ibubeleye McDonald , a mother of two is unhappy that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo overlooked her but met a Lagos lady who copied her action .
Recall that we reported it here that Douglas Ezeugo Lilian built on McDonald ’ s ingenious one -man job protest by holding up a placard of her own in the Lekki area of Lagos state and ended up securing an appointment with the vice - president.
An unhappy McDonald told TheCable: “ My question still remains , why is the federal government paying attention to the second person that went on the streets ?
“ A couple of days after I went on the street, another lady in Lekki Phase 1 took to the streets and her pictures were put on the Internet .
“ If you read all the news online , anywhere her name was mentioned , I was always referenced as the person who started it . So why would she be called and I would not ? People keep telling me it is because she is Yoruba and I am from Rivers . ”
Macdonald has not had a decent job since completing NYSC in 2012. She said she took menial jobs , but since 2014, she has not had any job at all , menial or otherwise .
“ I just got fed up one day and decided to go on the streets . People did not believe I could do it . My friend was even laughing at me and I told her that her own case was not yet as serious as mine , ” she said .
“ I stood on the express way and passers - by kept taking pictures of me ; I asked them to not only take those pictures but to also post them online .
“ I put my CV online on recruitment sites and I apply to job adverts I come across. But before you know it , they would have been given to someone else. You don ’ t get an invitation for an interview or anything , ” she said .
McDonald said all she wants to do is to lecture or teach in a university or a college . “ I do not need a job in an oil company or in a big firm . All I want is to lecture , ” she said , adding that she had applied to schools in her neighbourhood but none had given her positive feedback .
“ People keep telling me that I need to know someone to have an advantage and get a job , but I don ’ t want to believe this is always the case. It is just tiring , and it is not that I am not qualified ; they just haven ’ t given me the chance to show what I can do . I would prefer if I have been tested and proven otherwise , at least that way I know I have been examined thoroughly, but let me get the chance first . ”
McDonald is currently enrolled in a Ph. D. programme at the University of Port- Harcourt , and would not mind any teaching job as long as she is allowed to continue her studies . “ That is why I was calling on President Buhari . If they can give me a job at the University of Port- harcourt, at least that way my studies would not be affected . ”
Source: Liveofofo
It was reported few weeks ago that a 26 -year - old Portharcourt lady who is a PhD student made major headlines online and social media after taking to the streets with a placard to beg prospective employers for a teaching , lecturing or counseling job.
In an interview with TheCable, Ibubeleye McDonald , a mother of two is unhappy that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo overlooked her but met a Lagos lady who copied her action .
Recall that we reported it here that Douglas Ezeugo Lilian built on McDonald ’ s ingenious one -man job protest by holding up a placard of her own in the Lekki area of Lagos state and ended up securing an appointment with the vice - president.
An unhappy McDonald told TheCable: “ My question still remains , why is the federal government paying attention to the second person that went on the streets ?
“ A couple of days after I went on the street, another lady in Lekki Phase 1 took to the streets and her pictures were put on the Internet .
“ If you read all the news online , anywhere her name was mentioned , I was always referenced as the person who started it . So why would she be called and I would not ? People keep telling me it is because she is Yoruba and I am from Rivers . ”
Macdonald has not had a decent job since completing NYSC in 2012. She said she took menial jobs , but since 2014, she has not had any job at all , menial or otherwise .
“ I just got fed up one day and decided to go on the streets . People did not believe I could do it . My friend was even laughing at me and I told her that her own case was not yet as serious as mine , ” she said .
“ I stood on the express way and passers - by kept taking pictures of me ; I asked them to not only take those pictures but to also post them online .
“ I put my CV online on recruitment sites and I apply to job adverts I come across. But before you know it , they would have been given to someone else. You don ’ t get an invitation for an interview or anything , ” she said .
McDonald said all she wants to do is to lecture or teach in a university or a college . “ I do not need a job in an oil company or in a big firm . All I want is to lecture , ” she said , adding that she had applied to schools in her neighbourhood but none had given her positive feedback .
“ People keep telling me that I need to know someone to have an advantage and get a job , but I don ’ t want to believe this is always the case. It is just tiring , and it is not that I am not qualified ; they just haven ’ t given me the chance to show what I can do . I would prefer if I have been tested and proven otherwise , at least that way I know I have been examined thoroughly, but let me get the chance first . ”
McDonald is currently enrolled in a Ph. D. programme at the University of Port- Harcourt , and would not mind any teaching job as long as she is allowed to continue her studies . “ That is why I was calling on President Buhari . If they can give me a job at the University of Port- harcourt, at least that way my studies would not be affected . ”
Source: Liveofofo
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