The Chibok Girls Ambassador angered by the fact that the abducted 219
Chibok girls have not yet been rescued and could not celebrate another
Children’s Day with the nation, staged a sitout at the Unity Fountain,
Abuja, yesterday.
Speaking during the event yesterday, the leader of the Girls’ Ambassador, Maryam Ahmed expressed the group’s disapointment that the abducted girls were still in captivity for over a year and still counting.
“It is for this reason that the Chibok Girls Ambassadors stand here before you to remind the government to do everything in its power to bring back our girls, now,” she said.
Ahmed stated that the children in the country were not convinced that the Nigerian government is providing adequate security for children against violence as 408 days have passed without the abducted girls being rescued.
Ahmed however expressed hope that as Nigeria moves into a new democratic dispensation, the incoming government will put all effort into bringing back the missing girls to their family who are anxiously waiting for them.
“Our prayer is that the new government will focus with immediate effect on bringing back our girls now and alive. It is our hope that from this moment forward, there will be renewed opportunities for all girls in Nigeria such that the whole country will wake up to the reality of our potential.
“Being a girl in Nigeria will no longer be a weakness but will be our source of strength. We say very loudly and clearly that we were not put on this earth to be invisible and forgotten, neither were we born to this world just so that we can belong to someone else or sold in modern day slavery,” she said. While calling on the political leaders in the country to remember and recognise the plight of the abducted girls and the urgency of bringing them back, Ahmed expressed hope that the incoming government will usher in an era where girls in the country will be allowed to reach their potentials.
“We asks them to remove those social barrier that limit or hurt girls and implement laws and policies that protect our rights. With voices loud and clear, we remind you that protecting the rights of Nigerian girls is the smartest decision for sustainable Nigeria,” sha said.
Speaking during the event, the leader of the BBOG group, Dr Oby Ezekwesili while expressing sadness over the aducted girls still in the hands of their captors, stated that if by May 29, 2015, the girls are not yet rescued, the group will seek a public engagement within one week of inauguration of new government to receive an update on the federal government plans for the rescue of the girls.
Speaking during the event yesterday, the leader of the Girls’ Ambassador, Maryam Ahmed expressed the group’s disapointment that the abducted girls were still in captivity for over a year and still counting.
“It is for this reason that the Chibok Girls Ambassadors stand here before you to remind the government to do everything in its power to bring back our girls, now,” she said.
Ahmed stated that the children in the country were not convinced that the Nigerian government is providing adequate security for children against violence as 408 days have passed without the abducted girls being rescued.
Ahmed however expressed hope that as Nigeria moves into a new democratic dispensation, the incoming government will put all effort into bringing back the missing girls to their family who are anxiously waiting for them.
“Our prayer is that the new government will focus with immediate effect on bringing back our girls now and alive. It is our hope that from this moment forward, there will be renewed opportunities for all girls in Nigeria such that the whole country will wake up to the reality of our potential.
“Being a girl in Nigeria will no longer be a weakness but will be our source of strength. We say very loudly and clearly that we were not put on this earth to be invisible and forgotten, neither were we born to this world just so that we can belong to someone else or sold in modern day slavery,” she said. While calling on the political leaders in the country to remember and recognise the plight of the abducted girls and the urgency of bringing them back, Ahmed expressed hope that the incoming government will usher in an era where girls in the country will be allowed to reach their potentials.
“We asks them to remove those social barrier that limit or hurt girls and implement laws and policies that protect our rights. With voices loud and clear, we remind you that protecting the rights of Nigerian girls is the smartest decision for sustainable Nigeria,” sha said.
Speaking during the event, the leader of the BBOG group, Dr Oby Ezekwesili while expressing sadness over the aducted girls still in the hands of their captors, stated that if by May 29, 2015, the girls are not yet rescued, the group will seek a public engagement within one week of inauguration of new government to receive an update on the federal government plans for the rescue of the girls.
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