BBOG-21
British Parliamentarians are set to join the
#BringBackOurGirls group for its sit-out today as an act of solidarity
to the campaign for the rescue of the Chibok girls.
According to a
statement available from the group and signed by strategic team member,
Jeff Okoroafor, the group noted that today “ Wednesday, our movement
shall be hosting some members of the British Parliament at Unity
Fountain Abuja, 5pm; at a special sit-out session.”
The statement
added that all the parliamentarians, who are members of the
International Development Committee – the committee with oversight
responsibility for the Department for International Development (DFID)
are expected at the sit-out.
The group also listed the names of
the MPs and accompanying officials to include: Stephen Twigg (MP and
chair), Virendra Kumar Sharma (MP), Helen Grant (MP), Wendy Morton (MP),
Albert Owen (MP), Fiona Claire Bruce (MP), Lisa Cameron (MP).
Others
include Jeremy John Elton Lefroy (MP), Pauline Elizabeth Latham (MP),
Nigel Martin Evans (MP), Rachael Catriona Sarah Cox (staff) and Steven
Jonathan Ayres (staff); while these Parliamentarians will also be
accompanied by Ben Mellor, DFID Head of Office and Country
Representative (Nigeria) , as probably will the High Commissioner.
This
visit will become the second within the space of one week that a
foreign government representatives will be joining the BBOG group for
its sit-out.
Recall that Denmark had pledged to take the campaign
of the rescue of the girls who were abducted in their dormitory at the
Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State by the Boko Haram sect
to the world.
Speaking during his visit to the #BringBackOurGirls
group at the Unity Fountain, Abuja recently, the country’s Minister of
Foreign Affairs, Kristian Jensen expressed sadness that the girls who
were abducted for nearly two years were still in the hands of their
captors and promised to become their voice to let the world know that
they are still in captivity.
“I will assure you to work towards
making the world never forget, to always fight, to find the truth and
bring the girls back alive. I will like to include myself and Denmark in
the fight. I hope to be an ambassador of the girls and be a part of
saying, we want to bring the girls back,” he said.
Jensen who was
accompanied by the Denmark’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Torben Gettermann
stated that the fight to rescue the abducted girls was also the fight
for the right of education for girl-child adding that Denmark will
continue to champion girls’ right to education to the world.
http://telltimes.blogspot.com/2016/03/british-parliamentarians-to-join-bbog.html
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