We didn’t meet with FG’s delegation – Chibok parents

The people of Chibok, where over 200 girls were
abducted on April 14, 2014, from Government
Secondary School, have denied that some parents
of the missing girls met with representatives of
the Federal Government.
Minister of State for Power, Mohammed Wakil,
through his Special Adviser on Media, Olawale
Rasheed, had claimed that he met with some
parents and relatives of the abducted schoolgirls
on Thursday in Maiduguri.
A statement by the Director of Publicity of Kibaku
Area Development Association, Dr. Allen
Manasseh, on Friday, said the minister had not
told the truth concerning the identities of the
people he met with, wondering why the media
were not invited to cover such an important
engagement.
Manasseh said, “Barrister Mohammed Wakil, the
Minister of State for Power, was never in any
meeting with any parent of the abducted Chibok
schoolgirls.
“He met with some displaced people from his
local government, Damboa.”
Manasseh added that Wakil had shown his bias,
saying the minister could not be a representative
of people in Borno State.
He said it was unfortunate that despite gaining
political prominence as a member of the House of
Representatives, representing Chibok, Damboa
and Gwoza, Wali did not see himself as always
welcome outside Damboa.
He explained that a few women from Chibok at
the meeting were politicians and associates of
the minister, maintaining that they were not
parents of the abducted schoolgirls or
representatives of the people of Chibok town.
He said, “I know the details of the meeting and it
was never intended for Chibok parents of the
abducted girls. The Chibok people and many
more from southern Borno are even very angry
with Barrister Mohammed Wakil. Ever since our
people kept suffering and are still languishing
under the effects of terrorism, he never for once
come anywhere near us; he never shows
sympathy for our situations.
Manasseh said, “Mohammed Wakil should bury
him head in shame and and we are waiting for
him in Chibok whenever he deems fit to visit. But
he should stop deceiving Nigerians of what he
has never done.
“The entire Chibok people are planning a media
briefing to set the record straight.
“All those who spoke at his meeting in Maiduguri
did that on their personal level, not for the
abducted girls parents or Chibok people in
general.”

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