[size =70]part one[/size]
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The Federal Government has invited members
of the Bring Back Our Girls campaign to
Sambisa Forest in Borno State.
Government’s letter of invitation was sent to
the BBOG group through one of its conveners,
Mrs. Oby Ezekwesili, and was signed by the
Minister of Information and Culture, Mr. Lai
Mohammed.
The minister said only three members of the
group would join the trip, which he said was
being planned by the military on Monday.
The group will be taken to the Nigeria Air
Force Command Centre in Yola and the forest
in Borno State.
In the letter dated January 11, a copy of
which was obtained by PUNCH Aproko, the
minister congratulated the group for its
unwavering interest “in the fate of the Chibok
girls, including those who have regained
freedom and those who remain in captivity.”
In its reaction to the invitation, the BBOG said
it had met and had agreed that the
“movement is open to exploring the
opportunity for a visit to the North-East
theatre of war as presented” in the invitation.
Ezekwesili, who replied the minister’s letter,
however set some conditions, which she said
must be met before the group could proceed.
The former minister in her reply dated January
13, 2017, proposed a pre-tour meeting to
“discuss pertinent issues that will help inform
our decision to proceed.”
[b]OUR UNRELIABLE APROKO[/b] reports he was
also invited to go to Sambisa Forest but
humbly declined because his coolval family
needs him on that day to pass an important
news information but he is ready to nominate
anyone else to take his place, "Who would like
to visit Sambisa forest?"
[size =70]part two[/size]
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The transition team of US President-elect,
Donald Trump, has asked the State
Department why America has not helped with
fighting Boko Haram in Nigeria.
This was contained in a four-page list of
Africa-related questions from the transition
team.
They also questioned why all the Chibok girls
have not been rescued and harped on the
need to send foreign aid to Africa.
“We’ve been fighting al-Shabaab for a decade,
why haven’t we won?” the team asked.
Another said: “With so much corruption in
Africa, how much of our funding is stolen?
Why should we spend these funds on Africa
when we are suffering here in the U.S.?”
Monde Muyangwa, the Director of the Africa
program at the Woodrow Wilson Institute,
stated that the questions were necessary for
an incoming government.
“Many of the questions that they are asking
are the right questions that any incoming
administration should ask,” she said.
But she also noted that “the framing of some
of their questions suggests a narrower
definition of U.S. interests in Africa, and a
more transactional and short-term approach
to policy and engagement with African
countries.”
[b]OUR UNRELIABLE APROKO[/b] reports a source
told him that Trump said once he enters office
if he doesn't help find all the remaining
Chibok girls in one week then he would ask
the US Embassy to give free visas to all
Nigerians from the age of 50 and above.
