The Federal Government on Thursday promised to facilitate education and employment of the 21 Chibok girls released by Boko Haram.
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo made the promise when he visited the girls in Abuja.
According to a statement by the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande, Osinbajo also told the girls that President Muhammadu Buhari was very excited with their release from captivity.
He said: “Welcome back girls. I am sure you know that the whole country has been waiting for you to come back, all these many months, the whole country has been waiting that one day we will see you again and we are very happy to see you back!
“We are going to bring your parents; your parents will be coming here to join you. You can’t immediately be taken out of here because we need to be sure that you are in very good health.
The Federal Government on Thursday
promised to facilitate education and employment of the 21 Chibok girls
released by Boko Haram.
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo made the promise when he visited the girls in Abuja.
According to a statement by the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande, Osinbajo also told the girls that President Muhammadu Buhari was very excited with their release from captivity.
He said: “Welcome back girls. I am sure you know that the whole country has been waiting for you to come back, all these many months, the whole country has been waiting that one day we will see you again and we are very happy to see you back!
“We are going to bring your parents; your parents will be coming here to join you. You can’t immediately be taken out of here because we need to be sure that you are in very good health.
“I am sure you are going to be very well taken care of. We have provided very good accommodation for you where you will stay where you will sleep and your parents will come and meet you there also.
“We are also going to see to it that everything that you require going forward, perhaps your education, those who need to go back to school, those who need to find employment, we are going to make sure that we make all the provisions for you.” He added
He said that the Federal Government is very committed to their rescue and welfare.
“The president in particular, has asked me to tell you, how excited he is. When you were away, he kept saying that if it were his daughter he wouldn’t even know what to do.
“So we are all very excited that you are here. We are all happy that God has preserved your lives and brought you back.
“We know that very soon all will be well and I am sure that when you meet with your parents they will be very excited to meet you,” he said.
The Vice President told the girls that the government has already contacted their parents who will soon join them.
“So we are all looking forward to how you are going to settle in very nicely. The doctors have all the kinds of treatment that you will need, so you are all welcome back and we are all very excited to see,” he stated.
The Vice President had earlier prayed for the girls.
The names of the 21 girls, according to another statement, included Mary Usman Bulama, Jummai John, Blessing Abana, Luggwa Sanda, Comfort Habila, Maryam Basheer, Comfort Amos, Glory Mainta, Saratu Emmanuel.
Others include Deborah Ja’afaru (whose baby’s name is Bukar Amos), Rahab Ibrahim, Helen Musa, Maryamu Lawan, Rebecca Ibrahim, Asabe Goni, Deborah Andrawus, Agnes Gapani, Saratu Markus, Glory Dama, Pindah Nuhu and Rebecca Mallam.
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo made the promise when he visited the girls in Abuja.
According to a statement by the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande, Osinbajo also told the girls that President Muhammadu Buhari was very excited with their release from captivity.
He said: “Welcome back girls. I am sure you know that the whole country has been waiting for you to come back, all these many months, the whole country has been waiting that one day we will see you again and we are very happy to see you back!
“We are going to bring your parents; your parents will be coming here to join you. You can’t immediately be taken out of here because we need to be sure that you are in very good health.
“I am sure you are going to be very well taken care of. We have provided very good accommodation for you where you will stay where you will sleep and your parents will come and meet you there also.
“We are also going to see to it that everything that you require going forward, perhaps your education, those who need to go back to school, those who need to find employment, we are going to make sure that we make all the provisions for you.” He added
He said that the Federal Government is very committed to their rescue and welfare.
“The president in particular, has asked me to tell you, how excited he is. When you were away, he kept saying that if it were his daughter he wouldn’t even know what to do.
“So we are all very excited that you are here. We are all happy that God has preserved your lives and brought you back.
“We know that very soon all will be well and I am sure that when you meet with your parents they will be very excited to meet you,” he said.
The Vice President told the girls that the government has already contacted their parents who will soon join them.
“So we are all looking forward to how you are going to settle in very nicely. The doctors have all the kinds of treatment that you will need, so you are all welcome back and we are all very excited to see,” he stated.
The Vice President had earlier prayed for the girls.
The names of the 21 girls, according to another statement, included Mary Usman Bulama, Jummai John, Blessing Abana, Luggwa Sanda, Comfort Habila, Maryam Basheer, Comfort Amos, Glory Mainta, Saratu Emmanuel.
Others include Deborah Ja’afaru (whose baby’s name is Bukar Amos), Rahab Ibrahim, Helen Musa, Maryamu Lawan, Rebecca Ibrahim, Asabe Goni, Deborah Andrawus, Agnes Gapani, Saratu Markus, Glory Dama, Pindah Nuhu and Rebecca Mallam.
Credit: THE NATION.
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