Schoolgirls: Mark leads 21 senators to meet Jonathan •Women defy rain, march over abduction

SENATE President David Mark, on Wednesday, said he would lead 21 other senators to confer with President Goodluck Jonathan over the abduction of schoolgirls in Chibok, Borno State.

According to the Senate President, the meeting, which  would be held at 10.00 p.m. on Wednesday night, would afford the senators the opportunity to discuss the rising spate of insecurity  and insurgency with the president.

He named the senators to include Enyinnaya Abaribe; Mohammed Magoro; Boluwaji Kunlere, Babafemi Ojudu; Zainab Kure, Alkali Jajere; James Manager; Helen Esuene; Chris Anyanwu, Ali Ndume, Ahmed Zannah, Mai’na Ma’aji Lawan, Nenadi Usman; and Emmanuel Bwacha
Others, according to him, were Ahmed Lawan; Barnabas Gemade; Sola Adeyeye; Bindowo Jibrilla; Ehigie Uzamere; Bello Tukur and Bukar Abba Ibrahim  as participants at the meeting.