Rep calls for negotiation with Boko Haram to free Chibok girls

A member of the House of Representatives, Akeem Adeyemi, on Wednesday called President Muhammadu Buhari to negotiate with Boko Haram for the release of the abducted Chibok girls.
President Buhari, during an interview with the CNN on July 21, had expressed willingness to negotiate with Boko Haram for the release of the girls.
 Adeyemi, who represents Afijio/Atiba/Oyo East/Oyo West Federal Constituency, stressed the importance of saving the lives of the school girls abducted by Boko Haram more than a year ago.
The legislator however advocates that federal government should only negotiate the freedom of the girls.
“However, if it is about the Chibok girls, I support negotiating with Boko Haram. Life is precious. Anything that will bring the girls back is in order.
“Outside that, we should not negotiate with them. By the way who are we negotiating with? They have no agenda; nothing! They say they are anti book, yet they kill uneducated farmers. They say they are muslims, yet they kill Rasheeds and Ibrahims innocently selling goods at markets in the North East.
“Meanwhile, with Buhari who has deep background in military and security, I believe we will soon end them (Boko Haram). We also have to block corruption in the military,” the lawmaker said.
Mr. Adeyemi also urged the Federal Government to attend to the issue of abandoned projects scattered across the country, instead of initiating new ones.
He said one of the projects deserving attention is Oyo-Ogbomoso-Ilorin expressway, which was commissioned in 2000.
“It affects my constituency. And it’s the road that links the South with the North; so you know it’s important to the national unity and economy. I urge the Federal Government to complete project,” he said.