President Goodluck Jonathan has made a promise of educational scholarship for all the abducted schoolgirls of Chibok, Borno State once they are rescued and back home.
The president reportedly made the promise yesterday in Abuja at the State House during a meeting with 17-year-old Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani advocate of girls’ education rights.
Speaking to journalists after the closed door hour long meeting, Eason Jordan, the Director of Operations for the Malala Foundation, revealed that Jonathan promised scholarship for escaped girls and the ones still in captivity.
“The president told Malala that he can guarantee that all the girls that have been kidnapped, including the ones that escaped, will be given scholarships to go to school in other parts of the country. These were the things that he said and we hope that he will be able to bring them to pass,” Jordan said.
He also added that the president assured them that he is willing and ready to meet the parents of the girls.
Meanwhile, Malala had earlier disclosed to the press that she has been able to raise $200,000 for the kidnapped girls’ education through her foundation.
“We’ve set up the Malala Fund and through the Fund, we’ve raised $200, 000 and we want to use it to contribute to those children’s education. We’ve started working with two organisations here in Nigeria to be able to help these girls continue their education,” she said.
She also said that the president promised to do something for the abducted girls and that they would be released as soon as possible, adding that in spite of the president’s promises, she would continue to create awareness about the issue until the girls are released.
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