Abducted students: Senate raises committee to meet Jonathan

The Senate has constituted a 22-man committee to meet President Goodluck Jonathan over the abducted 234 female students in Borno State.



Senate President, David Mark, would lead 21 other Senators to the meeting with the President.





The Senate had on Tuesday unanimously resolved to send a delegation to the President over the lingering Boko Haram insurgency in the country, especially the abduction of 234 Senior Secondary School students of the Federal Government Girls College, Chibok in Borno State.



Senator Olubunmi Adetunmbi, representing Ekiti North had during a debate on the floor of the Senate on Tuesday suggested that a delegation of the upper chamber meet with the President over the worrisome situation.



Mark, on Wednesday announced the names of 21 Senators who will accompany him on the mission to the President.



The meeting is expected to take place at the Aso Rock Villa on WWednesday night.



The listed lawmakers include those from the troubled states of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe and they are Senators Boluwaji Kunlere, Babafemi Ojudu, Zainab Kure, Alkali Jajere, James Manager, Helen Esuene, Chris Anyanwu, Ali Ndume, Ahmed Zannah, Mai’na Ma’aji Lawan, Nenadi Usman, Mohammed Magoro, and Emmanuel Bwacha.



Others are – Ahmed Lawan, , Barnabas Gemade, Sola Adeyeye, Bindowo Jibrilla, Ehigie Uzamere, Bello Tukur, Bukar Abba Ibrahim, and Eyinnaya Abaribe.



Mark while announcing the list said: “You will all recalled that we agreed to a suggestion by one of the distinguished Senators during our debate on the motion on the abducted girls on Tuesday that a delegation of the Senate should meet with Mr. President on the issue.



“I have called the President (Goodluck Jonathan), on phone and he said we should come by 10pm on Wednesday night. I will suggest that those concerned should come to my residence so that we can go to the villa in a bus or two.”



It was gathered that the parley would enable the executive and the legislature, exchange ideas on how best to rescue the abducted school girls out of the hands of their abductors and reunite them with their parents.



source: nigerianeye