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Wednesday 30 July 2014

Jonathan's alleged N100m presidential gift to Chibok girls’ parents


Some of the parents, who spoke in separate interviews on Tuesday with the BBC Hausa service, accused the Chibok community leaders of making a fortune out of their misfortune.



Following the alleged N100 million gift from President Goodluck Jonathan, Pandemonium and Controversy has erupted between parents of the kidnapped girls and leaders of the Chibok community in Abuja over the way the money was being shared and distributed.
One parent said, “When we came to Abuja, we were given some money. I received N200,000, some got N300,000 and some got nothing at all. Somebody told me that they (Presidency) gave about N100m.He said, “I was not able to go to Abuja; they chose some people from among us. Some received N100,000, some received N200,000, some N300,000. Those of us in the village were given N7,000. This is not a thing of joy. What we want are our girls to be brought back home.Another parent claimed that some of them that did not make the Abuja trip received as low as N7,000.
The Chairman of the Kibaku area Development Association, Abuja chapter, Dr. Bitrus Pogu, who spoke on behalf of the Chibok community in Abuja, dismissed allegation against his group. He also said that no Chibok parent could accuse him and members of the group of indifference to the plight of the kidnapped girls. Pogu said, “We don’t know how much was given but we are glad to note that the parents and the girls (who escaped) were given money in envelopes. The only role we played was to contact them to prepare to come to Abuja.” He also told one of our correspondents that the money that was shared to the Chibok parents was handled by Aso Rock officials.
“All these stories of N100m is just a bullshit; there is nothing like that and it is even funny talking about such a thing.” Also, the Chairman of the Chibok community, Tsambido Abana, dismissed the allegation that the largesse was shared among the parents and that some were shortchanged by the leadership of the association.

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