Presidency rubbishes reports Chibok parents were paid

Abuja - The Presidency has denied media reports suggesting
President Goodluck Jonathan gave N100 million largesse to
parents of the girls terrorists abducted in Chibok.
In a statement, Jonathan's spokesperson described the
allegation as “completely untrue" and challenged those behind
the allegation to “prove it because no such thing happened.”
The Presidency reiterated President Jonathan’s determination
to rescue the girls and reunite them with their families,
accusing those behind the allegations of playing politics with
human lives and out to ridicule his administration.
The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Dr Reuben Abati,
in his reaction said, “The allegation is completely untrue.
Nobody distributed any envelope after the meeting. The
meeting was held in the Villa, a public place. After the meeting,
the President left and the parents as well as the children went
into their buses in the presence of the media."
He was referring to a recent meeting between Jonathan and
some parents of the more than 200 children Boko Haram
members are holding hostage.
“There was no time after the meeting when envelopes were
distributed or money was given The President is not part of
and will never do anything to bribe anybody. This issue is not
about money. We are talking about human lives here. The
allegation is completely wild. What they are claiming is
unknown to the President. Whoever is claiming it should
prove it because no such thing".
He said the commitment of the President was to get the girls
back safely.
“This is a very serious matter and we will like to appeal to those
who want to play politics with it, using all kinds of tricks to
ridicule the efforts of the administration, to always appeal to
their individual conscience and realize that what we are
dealing with here is a very serious matter and not a matter of
mischief.”
- CAJ News