President Goodluck Jonathan’s perceived
mishandling of the case of the more than 200
school girls abducted by Boko Haram in Borno
State got further knocks yesterday in South
Africa.
Crowd at the inauguration of President Jacob
Zuma for a second term in office registered their
disapproval of government’s inability to rescue
the girls one month after, with boos of “Bring
back our girls” directed at President Jonathan as
he stepped into the venue of the swearing in.
By his side was the First Lady, Patience.
And for a moment, Nigeria became the issue at
the Union Buildings, Pretoria, where the late
Nelson Mandela who became South Africa’s first
black president, took the oath of office 20 years
ago in a ceremony officially ending white minority
rule.
President Jonathan was one of the more than 20
heads of state gathered for the event.
Aside the shouts of “Bring back our girls” a non-
governmental organisation – The Concerned
Young People of SA (Cypsa) – handed out
pamphlets at yesterday’s ceremony calling for the
release of the kidnapped schoolgirls.
The pamphlets were entitled Umphakathi
Ukhathazekile (The society is concerned).
“Now Nigeria. Who’s next? “, read a message on
the pamphlet.
“Where can we hide our girls from Boko
[Haram]?” read another excerpt on the pamphlet.
President Jonathan was due to hold talks last
night with other African leaders in Pretoria on the
security situation in Nigeria.
[The Nation]
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