A former presidential candidate, Dr. Tunji Braithwaite on Wednesday said that should be no election in 2015 unless the Chibok girls kidnapped in April from Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok are released.
Mr Braithwaite who was amongst other activists at a rally held at the Event Garden in Lagos as part of activities to mark 100 days of captivity of the girls, condemned the manner at which politicians go about their electioneering activities in the face of insecurity in the country.
He said “all they are doing is spending money and resources on who becomes the next president or Senator” adding that “we should not allow the that; there should be no elections if the girls do not come home and if we do not have a brand new constitution”, he said.
He further noted that “Nigeria is not 100 years, no, no, no. Nigeria as a nation is only about 53 years, a failed nation for that matter, but the people of this country must use this occasion of the 100 days of abduction of our daughters to do something, I am not interested in rallying.
“I am interested in action. I am an old man but I am still fighting. And I will fight till the end of my days because if you don’t fight you will be crushed. I want this generation to decide, it got nothing do with Jonathan. I want Nigerians to decide, are we going to conduct 2015 election while these girls are still in captivity? Answer. Noooo.
“Let them begin to hear that now that all the preparation for 2015 election will come to nothing unless we bring the girls back, unless we stop corruption in this nation”, he added.
The Bring Back Our Girls campaigners today held a series of events around the world to mark 100 days since over 200 girls were abducted from a school in Chibok, Borno State by the Boko Haram sect.
The Group said the events were meant to heighten its demand to the federal government to deploy resources to rescue the girls who have been in Boko Haram captivity since April 14.
The Bring Back Our Girls Campaign has focused on creating awareness of the abduction to ensure that it is a priority issue requiring action and compelling the right sets of action for a positive outcome.
“We have engaged various stakeholders – the Presidency, the National Assembly, the office of the National Security Adviser, the Chief of Defense Staff, the Borno State Government and other State Governments, ECOWAS member countries and UN agencies to name a few”, said a statement jointly signed by leaders of the movement from different parts of the country.
