Jonathan Should Start Acting Like A Leader – US Lawmakers Members of the United States Congress on Tuesday said they had yet to give up on the rescue of the abducted Chibok girls. The lawmakers serving at the lower chamber of the US Congress flayed the Federal Government’s handling of the efforts to rescue the girls and urged President Goodluck Jonathan to intensify the search operations. Congresswoman Frederica Wilson, from the 24th District of Florida, particularly took a swipe at the President for allegedly not taking leadership in finding and bringing back thegirls to their distraught families. Wilson, a former elementary school principal and school board member, wrote on her Twitter page that the US Congress would not let the whole world rest until each of the Chibok girls wasfound. The member of the Democratic Party, who serves on the US House of RepresentativesCommittee on Foreign Affairs, said PresidentJonathan and all well-meaning world leaders “need to bring back the future leaders of Nigeria!” Wilson stated that the kidnapped Chibok girls “are our girls” adding that the abduction of the young girls who are pursuing an education is “unconscionableand should not be tolerated.” According to her, the leadership of the US Congress was looking forward to “action” from President Jonathan, adding that “We want action, and we want it now!” She said, “What has President Jonathan done lately to bring back our girls? Why must these girls continue to suffer? I am calling on President Jonathan to step up as a leader of a growing world power and bring back our girls . “Our girls are priceless, they cannot be bought. Girls should not have to risk their lives to get an education. We cannot allow the Nigerian girls’story to fade away. Girls should be treated with respect and have the right to freely pursue education without fear. “Only God knows the pain and suffering being endured by the families of these girls. No matter how many days go by, we will not rest until our girls are home. We have got to always protect our children across all cultures. These girls are future doctors, lawyers, and CEOs.” Also, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson-Lee, who represents Texas’ 18th Congressional District in the US House of Representatives, wrote on Twitter that American lawmakers would continue to voice their concerns over the girls’ whereabouts until “they are rescued.” She said the US Congressmen and women would not quit the campaign until all the girls were brought back by the Federal Government to safety. She lauded Nigerians who have been mounting pressure on the government and asked them to keep up the support to find the girls and not “let the world forget until every girl is found.” Jackson-Lee stated that the terror being unleashed by the Boko Haram insurgent group should not be seen as “simply a matter of social justice, but a matter of national security.” “No, we have not forgotten. We will continue to demand that the Nigerian government bring back our girls. Brutality like Boko Haram that is unchecked and unpunished poses a threat to innocent people everywhere. We call for the immediate rescue of the Nigerian girls. We must bring back our girls! We are not going away. We will not be silenced until they are rescued,” Jackson-Lee stated. Chairman of the US Congressional Black Caucus, Emanuel Cleaver, lamented that families of the girls were living “the lowest and most egregious form of violation of their human rights.” According to the congressman representing Missouri’s Fifth District in the lower chamber of the US Congress, the way and manner the Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, referred to the girls as slaves and declared his intention to sell them like a commodity on the market is unsettling. Asking the Federal Government to prioritise the girls’ freedom, Cleaver stated on Twitter that being a girl in Nigeria “should not be a curse.” Nigerian girls, he argued, had the right to be free and live without fear, adding that schoolgirls should not be forced to risk their lives to get educated. Cleaver said, “Terrorist groups like BokoHaram add hooliganism to a life of terror. Let’s end this nightmare and bring back our girls. We are not going away. We will not be silenced. “Today is the day to bring back our girls! Let’s show the girls that we love them and we will make sure they return safely to their families. Attacking and abducting girls who are pursuing an education must not be tolerated.
Posted on: Wed, 09 Jul 2014 12:54:43 +0000
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