A protest in support of the #BringBackOurGirls campaign was held on Saturday, May 10, 2014 at Ikoyi, Lagos State with a host of celebrities and popular personalities coming out to support the condemnation of the April 14 abduction of over 200 girls in Chibok, Borno State.
194 plaques carrying names of the abducted school girls were arranged around the round-about in honour of the abducted school girls. At the venue, T-shirts captioned #BringBackOurGirls were sold for the price N1,500.
The protest started at about 9.15AM from Falomo roundabout and ended up at the Government House, Ikoyi. It lasted for about three hours.
On getting to the Government House, a rep from the house spoke to protestants to maintain decorum at the premises and promised that the Lagos State Governor would attend to them in due time.
20 minutes later, State Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola came out to address them. He assured the safety of the citizens of Lagos State. Fashiola also consoled the parents of the abducted girls.
Future Awards organizer Adebola Williams spoke on behalf the protestants at the government house, asking the Government for clarity on the abducted girls and safety of the Lagosians.
'I feel your pain and the pain of the parents whose daughters are involved in the abduction, at the moment I have no information to share with you as none has been made available to the state house, We all need to be informative in other to carry out work effectively, he said.
'We are doing our very best to maintain the safety of lives and properties in Lagos state which is my number one job, security meetings was held on Wednesday, May 14, 2014, I assure you Lagos is Safe, but we need to be more vigilant, if you see anything say something and pass the information around', he added.
The future project Africa Rep, Adebola Williams "We are angry, We are sad about the situation of the 234 girls that are missing, and the government cannot find them, that is a big issue, that's why we are gathered at the government house to know what is happening".
194 plaques carrying names of the abducted school girls were arranged around the round-about in honour of the abducted school girls. At the venue, T-shirts captioned #BringBackOurGirls were sold for the price N1,500.
The protest started at about 9.15AM from Falomo roundabout and ended up at the Government House, Ikoyi. It lasted for about three hours.
On getting to the Government House, a rep from the house spoke to protestants to maintain decorum at the premises and promised that the Lagos State Governor would attend to them in due time.
20 minutes later, State Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola came out to address them. He assured the safety of the citizens of Lagos State. Fashiola also consoled the parents of the abducted girls.
Future Awards organizer Adebola Williams spoke on behalf the protestants at the government house, asking the Government for clarity on the abducted girls and safety of the Lagosians.
'I feel your pain and the pain of the parents whose daughters are involved in the abduction, at the moment I have no information to share with you as none has been made available to the state house, We all need to be informative in other to carry out work effectively, he said.
'We are doing our very best to maintain the safety of lives and properties in Lagos state which is my number one job, security meetings was held on Wednesday, May 14, 2014, I assure you Lagos is Safe, but we need to be more vigilant, if you see anything say something and pass the information around', he added.
The future project Africa Rep, Adebola Williams "We are angry, We are sad about the situation of the 234 girls that are missing, and the government cannot find them, that is a big issue, that's why we are gathered at the government house to know what is happening".
Tiwa Savage "It is not an isolated protest we are sending message across to the terrorist that we won't accept it this time around, We have heard that the government are actually working effectively for the release of the abducted girls but am yet to see result, We have to fight for ourselves, we can't just rely on international support".Tonto Dikeh "Our protest today to the government house is a peaceful protest, we must continue until we have a positive effect, we brought the American military men and other military men from other countries for international support to fight for the release of the abduction girls, and also am yet to see the Nigeria government assistance on the issue".Kudos to the celebrities worldwide who have dedicated their time to show their support on the abduction girls, we love them all.
Kehinde Bada "We are sending message to the government through this protest, because they are less concern on this issue, we must continue creating awareness all round the world until the girls are brought back".Lara Lawal "We are sad about these situations, we want result, that's why we embarked on this peaceful walk to get a positive result on the missing girls".Spotted at the rally were singer Tiwa Savage, events planner Elohor Aisien, Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh, Toke Makinwa, Uche Nnaji and a few others.
The rally was ended with the second stanza of the Nigerian National Anthem.
Kehinde Bada "We are sending message to the government through this protest, because they are less concern on this issue, we must continue creating awareness all round the world until the girls are brought back".Lara Lawal "We are sad about these situations, we want result, that's why we embarked on this peaceful walk to get a positive result on the missing girls".Spotted at the rally were singer Tiwa Savage, events planner Elohor Aisien, Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh, Toke Makinwa, Uche Nnaji and a few others.
The rally was ended with the second stanza of the Nigerian National Anthem.
Credit: TheNetng
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