Mrs Aisha Buhari, the Wife of the
President, on Sunday presented about N30 million cash support to parents
of the abducted Government Secondary School (GSS) Chibok students in
Borno. Buhari, represented by Hajiya Nana Shettima, the wife of the
Borno governor presented the cash to the parents at a ceremony in
Maiduguri.
She explained that the gesture was aimed at assisting
the parents with some financial support towards alleviating their
sufferings.
“Today’s presentation was in fulfillment of the
promise I made earlier in the year during my book launch in Abuja. I
made a promise that the proceeds will be use to better the lives of
women and victims of insurgency in the North East,” she said.
“This
money is not a sort of compensation, but a kind of support for those in
need. Our immediate prayer is for God to help trace and rescue the
abducted girls so that they can be safely re-united with their
families,” Buhari said.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that each of the 215 parent was given a cash of N139,000 during the event.
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