Former Minister of Education and a leader of
the BringBackOurGirls campaign, Dr. Oby
Ezekwesili has condemned the presidency for
allegedly doling out money to the parents of
the abducted Chibok girls during a visit to the
Aso Villa.
The Presidency through the Senior Special
Assistant on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe in
a text message to Vanguard newspaper has
denied the alleged act, maintaining that the
presidency only took care of the feeding,
accomodation and transportation of the
Chibok parents.
“The President did not give any N100m to the
visitors from Chibok. Government took care
of their accommodation, feeding and
transportation.
“Government’s plan is robust rehabilitation
and resettlement of the girls who have
escaped so they can continue their education.
“The government also plans to rebuild the
school and in general terms, repair damaged
infrastructure as a result of Boko Haram
insurgency in the North East.”
Ezekwesili refuses to accept the denial of the
presidency has she took to her twitter handle
to lambast the presidency and Dr.Okupe.
Read her tweets below.
Three months after the Chibok girls were
abducted, President Jonathan finally agreed to
meet with their parents following an appeal by
the Pakistan girl-child education activist
Malala Yusoufai. The Presidency had faced
intense criticism over its handling of the
kidnap of the Chibok girls being held by the
extremist Boko Haram sect since April 14.
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