At Last! How President Jonathan Plans to Bring Back Our Girls!

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan may have
taken a bold step to solve the issue of the 234
missing Chibok girls.In a statement released
by the Secretary to the Government of the
Federation, Pius Anyim, the President has set
up a committee to proffer solutions on how to
get the girls back.But will this really bring our
girls back? Only time has the answers at hand!
Nigerian leaders are known for setting
up  committees and new  committees to probe
the current  committees! I hope this is not a
plan to distract Nigerians from the current
struggle of getting our girls back.We will all be
waiting to hear the outcome of the committee!
OmgNigeria will keep up with the update
Meanwhile read Pius Anyim’s statement below
PRESIDENTIAL COMMITTEE ON THE RESCUE
OF THE ABDUCTED FEMALE STUDENTS AT
GOVERNMENT SECONDARY SCHOOL –
CHIBOK
As part of efforts to ensure successful
rescue of the abducted female students
of Government Secondary School
CHIBOK, the President of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Ebele
Jonathan, GCFR, has approved the
constitution of a
Presidential Committee on the rescue
efforts for the missing female students.
The Committees whose work shall be
largely fact findings is charged with the
following terms of reference:
To liaise with the Borno State
Government and establish the
circumstances leading to the School
remaining open for boarding students
when other schools were closed;
To liaise with relevant authorities and
the parents of the missing girls to
establish the actual number and
identities of the girls abducted;
To interface with the Security
Services and Borno State
Government to ascertain how many
of the missing girls have returned;
To mobilise the surrounding
communities and the general public
on citizen support for a rescue
strategy and operation;
To articulate a framework for a
multi-stakeholder action for the
rescue of the missing girls;
To advise Government on any matter
incidental to the terms of reference.
2. The Committee is composed as
follows:
(i) Brig. General Ibrahim A. Sabo
(Rtd.) – Chairman
(ii) Barrister Femi Falana, SAN –
Member
(iii) Hajia Hawa Ibrahim – Member
(iv) Hajia Fatima Kwaku – Member
(v) 2 representatives of National
Council of Women Societies (NCWS)
– Member
(vi) 2 representatives of the All (one
whom shall be a female) Nigeria
Conference of Principals of
Secondary Schools (ANCOPSS) –
Member
(vii) 2 representatives of the National
Parents Teachers Association
(viii) 2 representatives of the Nigeria
Police “ – Member
(ix) 2 representatives of the State
Security Service “ – Member
(x) 2 representatives of the Nigerian
Army “ – Member
(xi) 2 representatives of the Nigeria
Union of Journalists (NUJ) “ –
Member
(xii) 1 Representative of the Federal
Ministry of Information (who shall be
the Committees’ Spokesperson) –
Member
(xiii) 1 Representative of the Federal
Ministry of Justice – Member
(xiv) 3 Representatives of Borno
State Government (two of whom,
preferably, shall be women) –
Member
(xv) 1 Representative of the United
Nations – Member
(xvi) 1 Representative of ECOWAS
(who shall be a woman) – Member
(xvii) Permanent Secretary (Special
Services Office) OSGF – Secretary
3. The Committee will be inaugurated
at the State House, Abuja on
Tuesday, 6th May, 2014 by 12 noon.
SIGNED
Anyim Pius Anyim, GCON, Secretary to
the Government of the Federation