Some parents of 219 abducted schoolgirls
and concerned members of Chibok
community, on Monday, condemned the
recent visit by Federal Government officials
to Chibok, during which the team led by the
Hon. Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo
Iweala pledged to rebuild the school,
insisting that what they are after is the safe
return of their children.
Addressing Journalists at the Borno State
Hotels in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital,
in the presence of hundreds of Chibok
people resident in Maiduguri, the Caretaker
Chairman of Chibok Council Area, Mallam
Ba’ana Lawan, accused the Federal
Government for making good its promises
to rescue the girls.
He expressed dismay over FG’s move to
rebuild Government Girls Secondary School,
GGSS, Chibok which was destroyed by the
insurgents after abducting the schoolgirls,
stressing that the traumatized parents and
the entire people of Chibok community only
want their children back home.
“It is disheartening to inform you that since
the abduction of these girls, the FG did not
bother to send delegations to Chibok to
sympathize with the parents, instead, the
parents were invited to Abuja and conveyed
in cargo military plane with no comfort
whatsoever.
“We observed that recently, President
Goodluck Jonathan visited Mubi and Baga,
but failed to visit Chibok to sympathize with
our people.
“We also observed that the President and
Chief of Defence Staff, Air Vice Marshal Alex
Badeh had severally promised that these
girls will soon be released, but is it is now
more than 300 days, and nothing of such
has happened. We thank God and
appreciate governor Kashim Shettima and
his wife, Nana Kashim Shettima who did not
only visited Chibok when the incident took
place, but also secured admission to the 59
schoolgirls that escaped from the Boko
Haram captivity to study in various schools
in the country and all the assistance he has
rendered to the parents.
“It is most unfortunate that Chibok Local
Government Area have witnessed six
different attacks by insurgents and about
300 people lost their lives with properties
worth millions of naira destroyed, hundreds
of houses razed down as well as food and
cash crops were looted. The most recent
attacks being that of Gatamwarwa,
Kautikari and other surrounding villages
where several lives were equally lost. Yet
there was no response from the Federal
Government.
“We therefore condemned the promised
reconstruction of the school because what
we want is the return of the girls, Lawan
said.

He however appreciated the persistence
efforts of the ‘#BRING BACK OUR GIRLS’
group in Abuja who have been pressurizing
the Federal Government to intensify effort
in rescuing the innocent girls as well as the
media in their consistent effort to ensure
that the girls are freed safely.

http://dailypost.ng/2015/03/09/219-abducted-school-girls-parents-chibok-community-condemn-fgs-move-to-rebuild-school/

First to comment!..it's narrinn sha,flows in my blood.. Back to topic: feel very sorry for the parents..

Pinkiedearie:
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I don catch you............I feel for dem parent, this current government lacks tact, u neva see d girls u dey rebuild school, sey dey tink sey other parents go mumu send dere pikin to d new school.

Playing politics with people's lives

I suspect some people will come here now and start screaming GEJ till 858585758 without even READING the post!

Sad, sad. I can't imagine how the parents must feel and I say kudos to them for refusing to be part of a scam!!

Did you see NOI's photo-op? It was clear that it was for the pictures and for politics. She was smiling while the others were sad. Soldiers turned to masons. Laying bricks to buildings they don't intend to complete. Playing politics with lives and emotions. Sad.

Dear GEJ, first #BRINGBACKOURGIRLS!!!!!!!

They are rebuilding the school whereas BH is still on rampage