On the recordSeptember 9, 2015
Mr. Speaker, today is Wear Red Wednesday to Bring Back Our Girls. We have heard so many heartbreaking details of the death and destruction that Boko Haram has brought upon the people of Nigeria. I traveled to Nigeria last month, and I am strongly encouraged by President Buhari's pledge to defeat Boko Haram by the end of December with the help of a multinational joint task force that is made up of troops from Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria--and also to free the girls. I am also encouraged after meeting in my office yesterday with members of the Nigerian House of Representatives--people who I know share my concern about Boko Haram and the Chibok girls. These honorable men confirmed the news that Boko Haram is quickly deteriorating-- fractured after losing its central command--and may be defeated even before President Buhari's December deadline. Until Boko Haram is defeated and those precious girls are returned, we will continue to tweet, tweet, tweet #bringbackourgirls and tweet, tweet, tweet #joinrepwilson. ____________________
