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Visibly Angry Buhari Storms Out Of Meeting With Parents Of Abducted Chibok Schoolgirls Who Came All The Way From Borno
Certainly not a good day for parents of abducted Chibok school girls . Like the administration before this, it seems the current government that spent time campainging and using the abduction of the girls during its campaigns is no longer friendly.
From getting detained for 16 hours in Borno on their way to Abuja for today’s protest led by Oby Ezekwesili, former minister of education.
To one of the girls parents, a woman, fainted as she waited for a bus to convey her to the villa.
It had been a long wait, as the parents had been in the morning sun for about 30 minutes, and there are no buses in sight. A few minutes pass 10am, seven buses arrived to convey the protesters to the villa. ?
They are at present in the banquet hall of the presidential villa waiting for the arrival of the president.? ?The BBOG citizen movement is demanding results from the government on the rescue effort of the abducted Chibok girls. ?
As they met the President today he wasn’t pleased according to accounts by Enough is Enough Nigeria, a civil group also part of todays outing and march to the Presidential Villa.
On meeting the President, the following happened…
The press is asked to exit the hall.
All recording gadgets to be switched off… hard to control.
#BBOGReengagesPMB
— EiE Nigeria (@EiENigeria) January 14, 2016
#BBOGReengagesPMB: @MBuhari was visibly angry. He spoke in English & Hausa. Stormed out of the hall. No pictures or time spent with parents.
— EiE Nigeria (@EiENigeria) January 14, 2016
#BBOGReengagesPMB: The mood & tone of the July 8th meeting was much warmer than today's meeting. @MBuhari was cold.
#BringBackOurGirls
— EiE Nigeria (@EiENigeria) January 14, 2016
Mr @MBuhari missed a golden opportunity to connect 'emotionally' with the #ChibokParents.
#BBOGReengagesPMB
The demand continues...
— EiE Nigeria (@EiENigeria) January 14, 2016
Earlier, the women were addressed by Nigeria’s minister of women affairs, Alhassan Tukur who showed lack of empathy to the plight of the abducted girls parents.
