Among the personalities at the symposium held at ThisdayDome Abuja on Thursday were Dr Oby Ezekwesili,a former minister of education and Professor Auwalu Yadudu,SAN . Specifically, Ezekwesili expressed shock at the attempt by information minister Labaran Maku to link participants in the #BringBackOurGirls protests with the opposition All Progressives Congress, APC.She reiterated the fact that the movement is non -partisan.
Speaking on the series of events which culminated in the attack on the movement on Wednesday by a sponsored group,Yadudu urged the strategistsin the #BringBackOurGirls take another look at the way forward.
There were very insightful and exciting presentations by the panelists.The crowd repeatedly chanted: #BringBackOurGirls,Now and Alive!