Jonathan to meet parents, guardians of abducted Chibok girls says Malala Yousafzai

An education activist, Malala Yousafzai, said on Monday President Goodluck Jonathan would soon meet with the parents and guardians of the abducted Chibok school girls in Borno.

Yousafzai  told State House correspondents after her meeting with the President in the Presidential

Villa, Abuja that the President also promised that the abducted girls would soon be released alive by their captors.

According to her, the parents of the affected girls, whom she met on Sunday, said they wanted to meet with the President to share their stories with him.

“They were asking if it is possible they meet the president because, at this time they need people’s support, they need their President’s support.

“So, I asked the President that is it possible for him to go and see the parents, to see these girls, to encourage them and to tell them that yes, their daughters will return home

“The President did promise me and he said, he will meet the parents of these girls.

“I’m hopeful that these two promises, the return of those girls under the abduction of Boko Haram and meeting the parents of those girls will be fulfilled and we will see it really soon,’’ she said

She called on the international community to support Nigeria in the ongoing fight against the menace of insurgency saying the country should not be left alone in tackling the problem.

According to Yousafzai, her ongoing agitation for the release of the kidnapped girls will continue until all the girls regain their freedom.

“I can’t stop this campaign until I see those girls return back to their families and continue their education. This is the position of the Malala Foundation.

“I am hopeful that the international community will also consider this very important and take serious action because if we think this country is far away in Africa and is not going to affect other countries, we are really wrong,’’ she said.

She also called on the Federal Government to increase its budgetary allocation to the education sector to address the challenges of those children that were out of school across the country.

Yousafzai, who celebrated her 17th birthday on Sunday, said she dedicated this year to her agitation for the release of the abducted school girls.