Ezekwesili To lead #BringBackOurGirls Abuja’s Family Rally to Villa

Posted by African Examiner Featured, Latest Headlines, News Monday, October 13th, 2014

The Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili will on Tuesday lead the other#BringBackOurGirls Abuja family to the Presidential Villa to demand urgency in the rescue of the 219 Chibok School girls kidnapped by the Boko Haram

The #BringBackOurGirls who said this in a statement in Abuja noted that the action was in continuation of the group Global Week of Action to commemorate the unfortunate 6 months mark since the abduction of 219 Chibok Girls

“We, the #BringBackOurGirls Abuja family, wish to notify the members of the public that we have requested for an appointment, and will be marching to meet with our President on Tuesday October 14, 2014.

“The objective of our March to the Villa is to convey the urgency for the immediate rescue of our girls and to hear directly from our President and the Commander in Chief of our Armed Forces the accurate status of the rescue effort for our Chibok Girls, whose 6 months period in captivity remains a source of deep anguish to their parents, Nigerians and people all of the world who believe in our shared humanity.

“The last 180 days have been one of dashed hopes, intense pain, and confusion for the families due to the lack of accurate information from the Government on the current status of the rescue operation.

” The march will be joined by some of the parents of the abducted girls, as we continue to stand in solidarity with the abducted 219 girls and their families”.