APC, Atiku commends President Buhari on release of 82 Chibok Girls

The ruling party All Progressives Congress (APC) has continued to eulogise President Muhammadu Buhari after receiving the news on Saturday on the release of the 82 Chibok schoolgirls.

This follows one of the APC chieftains, an ex-Vice President of the country, Atiku Abubakar's commendation on the feat. Atiku praised President Buhari's led administration efforts at restoring the girls' freedom, which eventually pay off.

The APC said: “President Muhammadu Buhari for his tenacity and dedication in ensuring the safe return of the Chibok girls who were abducted in 2014. This is further proof that we have a president who is working the talk. Nigerians will recall that last year, government secured the release of 20 girls”.

In a statement signed by the Party's spokesperson, Bolaji Abdullahi also expressed its undented appreciation to all local and international security agencies/organisations for the various roles played in ensuring the release of the Chibok schoolgirls.

The party went on: “The party congratulates and celebrates the girls who have bravely survived the very harrowing experiences these past three years and their parents and families who have endured the nervy and traumatic wait for their children. 

"We assure of government’s resolve to give comprehensive medical attention to the released schoolgirls and ensure their rehabilitation and reintegration into normal society. 

“For parents and families whose children remain in captivity, we urge them to take solace with fact that government is doing everything possible to ensure the safe return of the remaining schoolgirls. 

“The party urges the President to stay steadfast in his commitment to see to the release of all the girls and thousands of others being held captive by the insurgents, and to bring this ugly episode to a closure."

Meanwhile, the former vice president Abubakar issued a statement which was personally signed by him described the Chibok schoolgirls’ release from Boko Haram after three years of captivity since their abduction, as a development that shows what the country can achieve in unity.

“Nigerians stood together as a people and purposed to free these girls. 

“Despite the many setbacks, hurdles and periods of discouragement, the government, civil society and the citizens all stood together, and today we have this victory that we are enjoying as one people. 

"Thanks to the hard work of our state security services, the military and the leadership of President Buhari, the government now has tangible results to show for all the persistence."

Atiku also applauded the Bring Back Our Girls group (BBOG), “which kept hope alive for the parents and the nation, refusing to let us forget the missing Chibok girls. 

“However, I encourage that we must all not rest on our oars until the remaining girls still in captivity are released, so that we can finally have a closure on this sad chapter of our country’s history,” Atiku said.