Saturday, 17 January 2015

"President Jonathan's promise to Chibok was an empty one"-Dr Allen Mannaseh

Dr Allen Mannaseh,the spokesman of the Chibok communitty recently expressed his disappointment in Jonathan over his inability to fulfill his promise to bring back the missing girls.
Dr Mannaseh said that the president made an empty promise to them last year on the release of their abducted daughters,he also said that the entire Chibok community was shocked over the silence of Mr. President on the true situation of the girls.
The president's surprise visit last Thursday was his first visit to the place since the abduction of the girls on April 14 last year,he had earlier visited the state in March 2013.where he held a town hall meeting with members of the Borno elders forum,and other stakeholders on how to tackle the issue only for the case to escalate.
While addressing reporters in Maidugri,the Borno state capital yesterday,Dr Mannaseh expressed doubt that the Federal Government is doing anything to rescue the girls,stressing:"President Jonathan made empty promises to us,he did not even say a word about Chibok Girls,it is very unfortunate,we all understand the purpose of his visit to Maidugri 227 days after our girls were abducted,we have serious doubts if the federal government is doing anything to rescue them".
He also said that he was short of answers when people called him to ask why the president kept mute about the Chibok girls on his last visit to Maidugri,and wondered why they were being treated like that.
Dr Mannaseh said that the President was only preparing ground for his campaign rally in the state,he also wondered how the state will support him with the kind of attitude he expressed towards the people,and that it was very unfortunate that the girls have spent 278 days so far in the enemy's camp.
In his own view,the Chairman of the Christian Association Of Nigeria(CAN) Bornu state Rev Titus Pona said that the people of the state have run out of patience with unfulfilled promises,he called on the president to keep his words, noting that the people of the state are really suffering and urged the president to reclaim his lost territories.

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