News Investigators/ The Federal Government has reassured its commitment to supporting the Chibok girls, currently studying at America University of Nigeria (AUN) in Yola.
The Minister of Women Affairs, Imaan Suleiman-Ibrahim, said this in an interview with newsmen shortly after a visit to the girls at AUN on Friday in Yola.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Chibok girls were part of those kidnapped by Boko Haram insurgents from Government Girls Secondary School Chibok, Borno in 2014.
According to the minister, the visit is on assessment for recovery and success of the girls in partnership with the AUN.
The minister said government would empower and provide the girls with the opportunities to contribute to the national development after their graduation.
“I am proud of the support they were getting and they are progressing very well.
“Some of them are in final year and some have three years to graduate, while some are placed on economic empowerment programmes.
“The welfare and the well-being of every citizen is a serious business for this administration of President Bola Tinubu.
“Mr president did not take it for granted. It is a priority, this girls will be well empowered to be able to support the country in this era of nation building,” she said.
NAN reports that the minister also presented materials and cash gifts to the girls during the visit.
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