APC lauds release of 82 Chibok girls

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has hailed the release of additional 82 Chibok girls who were abducted in 2014.


The party, in a statement issued and signed on Sunday by its National Publicity Secretary, Malam Bolaji Abdullahi, said it received the news of Saturday’s release of the kidnapped with great joy.

The APC particularly lauded President Muhammadu Buhari for his tenacity and dedication in ensuring the safe return of the Chibok girls.
The party, which said it was further proof that Nigeria has “a president who is working the talk”, recalled that the government secured the release of 20 girls last year.

The APC expressed gratitude to all security organisations and international agencies that played various roles to secure the release of the Chibok school girls.

The party also congratulated and celebrated the girls who survived “the very harrowing experiences” of the past three years and their parents and families who endured “the nervy and traumatic wait” for their children.

It assured them of government’s resolve to give comprehensive medical attention to the released schoolgirls and ensure their rehabilitation and reintegration into normal society.

The party urged the parents and families whose children remained in captivity to take solace with the fact that government was doing everything possible to ensure the safe return of the remaining school girls.

It further urged the President to stay steadfast in his commitment to see to the release of all the girls and thousands of others being held captive by the insurgents, and to bring the “ugly episode” to a closure.