I Used To Hawk Bread And ‘Moi Moi’ To
Survive – Beautiful Nigerian Senator Tells Her Story
Senator Binta Garba, the first Vice-
President, Commonwealth Women
Parliamentarians, has called on Nigerians,
especially youths, to be focused and not be
depressed because they hold the key to the
future of the country, Punch Metro reports.
According to her, people see her “painted
face” and wish to be like her, not knowing
what she did in the past .
The lawmaker said she did everything
(except prostitution), including hawking
bread, selling moi moi and Kunu Zaki to
survive.
She spoke in Abuja during the 2nd National
Youth Economic Summit organised by the
Christian Association of Nigeria (Youth Wing)
in the 19 northern states and the Federal
Capital Territory.
Garba, representing Adamawa North
Senatorial District in the National Assembly
and three times former member of the House
of Representatives (1999 – 2011), said,
“When you sit down here and see Binta with
a painted face, you will want to be like her.
But if I tell you my story, you will run away.
“I hawked bread and sold moi moi, I started
working, did everything to survive, except
that I didn’t sell my body. But God was so
fateful, at that tender age, I never knew. But
He only looked for the inner mind. This
nation is blessed; over 60 per cent of the
population are youths.
“I started hawking bread with N2 and
became a distributor of bread at the age of
11. When you go to secondary school now
and you ask a child, ‘do you want to hawk
bread?’ The child will say ‘no’. Nobody
wants to hawk bread because they believe it
is a dirty job.”
Garba warned the youth against causing
division in Nigeria, saying they should abide
by the biblical principle of praying for the
nation’s leaders, instead of abusing
President Muhammadu Buhari.
Speaking on the occasion, the Secretary to
the Government of the Federation, Boss
Mustapha, said Nigeria had been
experiencing security challenges because of
lack of values.
The SGF, who noted that ethnicity, had
destroyed the bond among Nigerians,
expressed sadness over the security
situation in the country, calling on youths to
lead the vanguard in restoring peace,
security and stability by helping government
to provide intelligence.
Mustapha advised the youth to report any
signal that could cause threats to the public,
adding that for the country to develop,
everyone especially the youth should shun
greed, malice, deceit, envy, slander,
arrogance and folly.
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