Pakistani activist on girl child education, MalalaYousafzai, who was shot on the head by Taliban in her country over her crusade on Monday, July 14, 2014 visited President Goodluck Jonathan and announced the donation of $200, 000 from her foundation for the education of Chibok schoolgirls who were abducted by Boko Haram.
During her visit to the Presidential Villa, the 17-year-old disclosed that President Jonathan gave assurance that he was ready to meet the parents of the abducted schoolgirls at any time.
In his remarks, President Jonathan said: “I personally believe that since about 50 per cent of our population are female, we will be depriving ourselves of half of our available human resources if we fail to educate our girls adequately or suppress their ambitions in any way. We are therefore taking steps to curb all forms of discrimination against girls and women, and have also undertaken many affirmative actions on their behalf.
“Terror is relatively new here and dealing with it has its challenges. The great challenge in rescuing the Chibok girls is the need to ensure that they are rescued alive.The Govt and its security agencies were very mindful of the need to avoid the scenario in rescue attempts in other parts of the world where lives of abductees were lost in the efforts to rescue them.”
The presidential spokesman, Reuben Abati shared photos from the visit on his Instagram page:
President Jonathan welcomes Malala Yousafzai (Age 17yrs) the Pakistani Girl-Child Education Campaigner to Presidential Villa, Abuja
Malala with her Father, Ziauddin and Me (Presidential Spokesman) at a Press Conference during the visit.
Mr. Ziauddin Yousafzai; Malala’s Father, Malala, President Goodluck Jonathan, Coordinating Minister of the Economy Ngozi Okonjo Iweala and Min of State Foreign Affairs Prof. Viola Onwuliri.
President Jonathan presenting a Souvenir to Malala during her visit to the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
