By: Sunny Anderson Osiebe.
Senate
President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, today commended President
Muhammadu Buhari, the Nigerian Security Services, the government of
Switzerland, and the International Community for the combined
efforts that led to the release of the 21 Chibok schoolgirls.
Senator Saraki
said: “We join all Nigerians to rejoice on the return of our daughters.
Our thoughts and prayers remain with the families of those who have
returned, and those girls who remain in the
hands of the terrorists. It is our hope that the release of more of the
girls is imminent and that our nation remains vigilant in the face of
the continued crisis in North East Nigeria.”
“The release of
the 21 girls is a testament to the perseverance of our men and women in
uniform, the civilian joint task force and a clear indication that this
government has been relentless in securing
their release,” Saraki said, “Moving forward, we need to ensure that
the girls that have been returned back to us are re-united with their
families, and rehabilitated to become full members of our society.”
“We must also
not take our foot off the gas, Nigerians must continue to be united and
insistent on the safe return of the other girls that are still in the
hands of Boko Haram,” he said.
The Senate
President, restated the commitment of the 8th Senate to continue
supporting the federal government to secure the release of the Chibok
girls, highlighting the fact that their abduction
still marks a dark notch in the history of the country.
“On our part,
the Nigerian Senate has been clear that we will continue to do
everything within our powers to support efforts aimed at securing the
release of the rest of the girls,” Saraki said.
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