Over the weekend, Malala Yousafzai made headlines for choosing to visit Nigeria during her 17th birthday. Malala was shot in the head by the Taliban in her home country of Pakistan for being an advocate for girls education. While Malala was in Nigeria, she met with President Goodluck Jonathan, driving home the point that he needs to meet with the parents of the missing girls. President Jonathan agreed, but today, he canceled the mtg after the parents refused to meet with him. To which Enough is Enough Nigerias Ijeoma Mba writes: The meeting with the President was canceled because the meeting was seen as disingenuous and unplanned. Since the meeting with the President only called for the aforementioned group who met with Malala to meet, the group reportedly considered the meeting to not be representative enough of the more than 200 girls that were abducted. Further, statements also reveal that the chosen group thought it would be disrespectful to meet with President Jonathan because it was not discussed with the larger group of Chibok representatives. Therefore, the group wants to meet with the President at a later date. terrorism and renew their commitment to bringing back the girls. It must be noted that the government did not pay attention to the growing insurgency and abductions prior to external pressure. Do you agree with the parents decision to pull out of the mtg? Read the rest here:
Posted on: Wed, 16 Jul 2014 15:00:00 +0000
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