On Thursday, President Muhammadu Buhari met with the parents of the missing Chibok girls and Bring Back Our Girls campaigners at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The group had gone to the seat of power to protest the failure of government to rescue the girls who were abducted from their hostel in a midnight raid by Boko Haram terrorists in April 2014.
Here is what Buhari told them.
“I assure you that I go to bed and wake up every day with the Chibok girls on my mind.
“The unfortunate incident happened before this government came into being.
What have we done since we assumed office? We re-organized the military, removed all the service chiefs and ordered the succeeding service chiefs to deal decisively with the Boko Haram insurgency.
“In spite of the terrible economic condition we found ourselves in, we tried to get some resources to give to the military to reorganize and equip, retrain, deploy more troops and move more forcefully against Boko Haram.
“And you all know the progress we have made. When we came in, Boko Haram was in Adamawa, Yobe and Borno. Boko Haram has now been reduced to areas around Lake Chad.
“Securing the Chibok girls is my responsibility. The service chiefs and heads of our security agencies will tell you that in spite of the dire financial straits that we found the country in, I continue to do my best to support their efforts in that regard.
“This is a Nigeria where we were exporting average of two million barrels per day at over $140 per barrel. Now it is down to about $27 to $30 pbd.
“You have been reading in the press how they took public funds, our funds, your funds and shared it, instead of buying weapons.
"That was the kind of leadership I succeeded. That was the kind of economy we inherited.
“God knows I have done my best and I will continue to do my best,” he said.
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