The federal government has
reacted to comments credited to one Bashir Manzo, who claimed to be the
chairman of the forum of parents of missing schoolgirls of Dapchi.
Manzo was said to have claimed
that the parents of the missing schoolgirls were not part of the meeting held
in Damaturu and that they were not invited.
In a statement on Wednesday,
Shuaibu Bulama, Director Schools management in the Ministry of Information,
said the statement is not true and lacks substance.
“First and foremost, the Ministry
is not aware of the association he claimed to represent,” it read.
“Therefore representatives of
parents of the missing school girls were actually invited and participated in
the meeting.
“The representatives of the
parents who were present at the meeting are: Adamu Alhaji Yau Jumbam; Sale
Saidu Dapchi and Aliyu Musa Mabu.
“Adamu Alhaji Yau Jumbam who
spoke on behalf of the parents, expressed appreciations to efforts of the
Federal Government for sending a high level facts finding delegation to Yobe
State and appealed to the Government to do everything possible to ensure the
safe return of their daughters.
“He further said that they are
sadden by this incidence to the extent that they neither sleep nor eat well
since the incident happened.
“The Chairman Bursari LGA and the
District Head of Dapchiwho were present at the meeting can attest to the fact
that the parents were represented and their voice heard.
“The Ministry therefore reputes
the claim of parents not represented at the meeting as reported by this media
house.”
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