The All
Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Organisation (APCPCO) has called on
President Goodluck Jonathan to bring back the missing Chibok girls to their
parents, rather than sending emissaries to them and making yet more pledges as
the president has been doing over the past few days.
The Director
of Media and Publicity of the APCCO, Mallam Garba Shehu pointed out that it was
getting to almost a year since the girls went missing, and that all Nigerians
have had since then was nothing but failed promises and dashed hopes.
According to
Shehu, “The government began by claiming that some of the girls were rescued,
to doubting that the girls were missing, to declaring that they had been
sighted in Sambisa Forest, to alleging that a ceasefire and hostage release
agreement had been reached with Boko Haram.”
“It has been
one long, roller-coaster emotional ride for the parents and families of the
girls and Nigerians,” he said.
The APCPCO
asked President Jonathan to take a moment and imagine that it was one of his
own children who had been kidnapped and missing for almost a year.
“No amount
of money disbursements or promises or emissaries would assuage the pain and
extinguish the torment,” Shehu said.
“All that
those poor parents need at this time is to have their children back with them.”
The
statement also regretted the initial two-week delay which saw President
Jonathan saying absolutely nothing immediately after the girls were kidnapped.
“Valuable
time was lost then. We cannot afford to still be dillydallying,” Shehu said.
He added:
“This is one of those times when action is supposed to speak louder than
words.”
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