Onyeka Owenu ,the Director General of National Centre For Women Development was on Channels TV this morning to speak on the abducted girls..Many feel she was defending the government and first lady and avoiding the truth..I transcribed some parts of the interview
"When it started, this government did not come out to really speak about the efforts it was making because that will be giving out too much to the enemy.Once the first lady gathered women together, it was out of that frustration of not having enough information at that point.Who are these girls?They must have names.They registered for WAEC,they filled forms .Where are the parents.Not just to go to the street to demonstrate.Come together lets's find solutions and ask questions.The principal,where were you when this happened?You were not there.Was there any supervision for the girls?No head mistress, No dorm mistress.How come these girls were left there in a situation where there was no light, no security .How come these girls were allowed to spend time in that hostel.There were also boys registered for the exam.Where were the boys?They were at home.The agencies were saying they didn't know the girls were there as borders. So madam principal at what point did you realise something was going on in your domain and why wait till the next day.More below..
Madam principal, do you have the list?No it is my hotel.When you get it, there are names of people who are 60 years old on that list.These are the questions we need to be asking ."
Our government really has to investigate thoroughly and find out where there was a disconnect "
We have to ask the state government, Local government .At what point did you find out about this movement and who did you contact.The lorries were parked a kilometre and the half away so they walked for a long distance.So who saw them?What did you do?Those are questions we need to be asking ".This is going to expose alot of things and mistakes were made along the line and those mistakes some may have been made by the FG but certainly by the local and state government. So instead of pointing fingers, lets put heads together ..On criticism that the First Lady didn't lend her voice to protests
"If they had come to the first lady, she would have led that protest .That was how she was.She was so concerned.We hadn't slept.She was asking questions like what is going on.Why she waited for long to react
Its quite natural that without the provision of information, some people would start to wonder what is going on.What she did was to ask the questions.First of all she was asking about the welfare of the girls who escaped.You cant work with someone who is not available for you to work with
Because her work is done behind the scenes.She had actually been rallying and asking those questions way before the protests took place.The first lady had organized through her office as the president of the African First Ladies Peace Mission a peace concert for the youth.I'm not sure you have a copy of the peace song i wrote.Its on the issue of peace.These were not the first group of girls to be abducted.Legality of the first lady coming into security matters
I am not her to speak for the FG.The first lady was prompted to come out and bring women together because the agitation particularly with the protests had started.When you have a situation where the people are just agitated, you have to just come out openly.That is what government should do and that is what they have done.
I believe her main concern right now is the welfare of those girls that escaped, welfare of their parents and the welfare of the women of that region who have been badly brutalized.No body was summoned,people were invited and they voluntarily came .
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ReplyDeleteThe first paragraph made so much sense tho.There is something fishy about the whole issue especially as the boys didn't stay in the hostel
ReplyDeleteMy thought exactly. Where are the boys? Are they not suppose to write waec with the girls? Or is it turn by turn
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I see the pain and concern of Mama Peace. Questions asked are valid and pivotal in the search and rescue of the abducted Chibok girls but however it is believed that only wen u ask no Questions that u wuld be told no lies...hillary charles
ReplyDeleteOnyeka Onwenu..Na only u waka come here...Dey defend Govt..Diaris God O!! Diaris God..*crying*
ReplyDeleteShe spoke well on this issue, i believe the principal have alot to say on this issue including the teachers, invigilators. They all have something to say, let them arrest all of them. The truth will be out. Something is fishy here
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Onyeka spoke well.Shld patience carry placards nd follow them everyday in d name of protest? And besides who'll she protest 2,herself ai goodluck? Patience tried on her own part as d president's wife even with her gramma. They shld leave her alone. No one is even sayin anytin abt d 1st lady of borno state.what did she do?
ReplyDeletemy dear we are together in this view. the state first lady is fishy, sorry to say that. the truth will soon come out
DeleteNothing wrong with what she said. I believe there was a plan to abduct the girls and maybe the principal knew or was threatened to make the girls come to school to be abducted or risk her life and those of her kids. Because her own kids were not kidnapped
ReplyDeleteNews about this missing gals is just everywhere..... Lord have mercy...
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Her points are valid
ReplyDeleteI won't bother myself with people like Onyeka that have benefited from our corrupt system . What else do you expect from her? I hope she will be around to witness the revolution !!
ReplyDeleteOnyeka really made gud points.
ReplyDeleteThis is just another evidence that the whole thing is a scam...Let the principal and teachers them answer the questions,borno evil doers
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