A Change.org petition filed to urge Yale University to withdraw an honorary doctorate granted to Nigeria’s Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has so far gained 3361 signatures.
The petition was started by Sunday Iwalaiye, a Nigerian resident in the United States.
Iwalaiye started the petition, titled "Yale University Gave Its Prestigious Honorary Doctorate Degree To An Undeserving Nigerian", a day ago and it’s gradually gaining support online.
The petitioner urged the prestigious university to withdraw the honour because it “does not reflect nor represent everything that has happened under the watch and the supervision of the Nigerian economy by Ngozi Iweala as the nation's finance minister.”
Yale wrote on its website that “As Nigeria’s coordinating minister of economic development and minister of finance, you [Okonjo-Iweala] have tackled corruption, created a vision and path to long-term economic stability, and worked to build a culture of transparency.”
One Nigerian who disagreed wrote a comment under the petition saying:
“I was greatly disturbed and deeply embarrassed as a Nigerian that witnessed first-hand, the performance of Ngozi Iweala as the coordinating minister of Economy, when I read the citation from Yale University. It really felt and still feels like a slap in the face."
Dr Okonjo-Iweala was named a Doctor of Humane Letters on Monday, May 18, 2015 during Yale's Commencement ceremony.
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