Chibok girls: Malala’s petition inspires Michelle Obama
Two days after ending her three-day visit to Nigeria, Pakistani girls’ education campaigner, Malala Yousafzai, has launched a petition seeking international intervention for the release of the abducted Chibok girls.
The 17-year-old activist, who survived assassination attempts by the Taliban extremist group, stated that she wanted the global community to stand with the Nigerian girls and shame those working to deny schoolgirls an education.
Malala, in the petition she hosted onchange.org, a go-to website for hosting online protests, reminded world leaders that the abducted girls must get the assurances that “they are not alone.”
As of Wednesday evening, Malala had collected over 60,000 signatures from concerned individuals and groups from different parts of the world, many of who demanded greater action for the prompt rescue of the girls.As of Wednesday evening, Malala had collected over 60,000 signatures from concerned individuals and groups from different parts of the world, many of who demanded greater action for the prompt rescue of the girls.
Meanwhile, United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education, and ex-British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, has hailed the efforts of the #BringBackOurGirls coalition in campaigning for the freedom of the abducted girls.
Against the backdrop of allegations by the Federal Government that the group was politicising the abduction and being run as a franchise, Brown described the solidarity of the group for the girls as relentless.
“In Nigeria ‘Bring Back Our Girls’ are leading the charge as they stand in solidarity with the girls who have now been in captivity for more than three months. The group has campaigned relentlessly for the girls’ safe release,” a message on Brown’s website on Wednesday, quoted him as saying.
In another message on his Twitter page, Brown stated that schools should be safe havens and places of learning and not theatres of war.
He added that the United Kingdom should extend more assistance to Nigeria to effectively contain the menace being posed by Boko Haram.
“Britain must give more help to Nigeria in the fight against Boko Haram,” he tweeted.
Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on the Diaspora, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, said the #BringBackOurGirls group meant well for the Nigerian nation.
“The #bringbackourgirls campaign groups are pursuing a good cause and that cause should be supported by all well-meaning Nigerians,” she wrote in a Twitter post.
The 17-year-old activist, who survived assassination attempts by the Taliban extremist group, stated that she wanted the global community to stand with the Nigerian girls and shame those working to deny schoolgirls an education.
Malala, in the petition she hosted onchange.org, a go-to website for hosting online protests, reminded world leaders that the abducted girls must get the assurances that “they are not alone.”
As of Wednesday evening, Malala had collected over 60,000 signatures from concerned individuals and groups from different parts of the world, many of who demanded greater action for the prompt rescue of the girls.As of Wednesday evening, Malala had collected over 60,000 signatures from concerned individuals and groups from different parts of the world, many of who demanded greater action for the prompt rescue of the girls.
Meanwhile, United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education, and ex-British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, has hailed the efforts of the #BringBackOurGirls coalition in campaigning for the freedom of the abducted girls.
Against the backdrop of allegations by the Federal Government that the group was politicising the abduction and being run as a franchise, Brown described the solidarity of the group for the girls as relentless.
“In Nigeria ‘Bring Back Our Girls’ are leading the charge as they stand in solidarity with the girls who have now been in captivity for more than three months. The group has campaigned relentlessly for the girls’ safe release,” a message on Brown’s website on Wednesday, quoted him as saying.
In another message on his Twitter page, Brown stated that schools should be safe havens and places of learning and not theatres of war.
He added that the United Kingdom should extend more assistance to Nigeria to effectively contain the menace being posed by Boko Haram.
“Britain must give more help to Nigeria in the fight against Boko Haram,” he tweeted.
Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on the Diaspora, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, said the #BringBackOurGirls group meant well for the Nigerian nation.
“The #bringbackourgirls campaign groups are pursuing a good cause and that cause should be supported by all well-meaning Nigerians,” she wrote in a Twitter post.
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