Stakeholders Demand Probe Of Funds To Chibok Girls’ Families
Stakeholders have demanded accountability from the government on the funds allocated to the families of the abducted Chiboks girls.
They also charged the media to keep issues surrounding the abduction of Chibok girls on the front burner as constant reminders to the authorities.
The call was made in Abuja on Saturday during the screening of the documentary “Nine Years: Life after the Chibok Abduction”, produced by Women Radio.
The documentary featured an abducted girl, parents and siblings of some of the abducted girls who lamented the inconsistency of the government in reaching out to them. The documentary showed that about 37 parents have died largely because of trauma caused by the abduction of their children.
The panelists called on President Muhammadu Buhari to use the federal government might to bring the girls back.
In her submission, Bukky Shonibare, Executive Director of Invictus Africa, urged the media to leverage their visibility around the nine-point agenda of Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) movement in demanding accountability from the government.
Shonibare urged the media to “beam the spotlight on the funds allocated for the families and how they should be expended and the need for continuity on the Safe School Initiative.”
Hamzat Lawal, CEO, Connected Development (CODE), urged members of the media not to abandon the girls but should continue to give regular reportage of the abducted girls, “As a society, the media sets the tone for governance and continuity of engagement. I believe this is an opportunity with the ongoing transition and important that we use this to set an agenda for the incoming government on security,” she stated.
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