President Jonathan Congratulates Malala & Co-Winner Of Nobel Peace Prize

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan  congratulates the joint-recipients of this
year’s Nobel Peace Prize, Pakistani girl-child education activist, Malala
Yousafzai and Indian children’s rights campaigner, Kailash Satyarthi.

 President Jonathan
believes that Malala and her co-winner are very worthy recipients of the Noble
Peace Prize in view of their globally-acclaimed and very courageous advocacy
against bigotry, discrimination, oppression 
and extremism  even in the most
difficult of circumstances.

The President who recalls his meeting with Malala earlier
this year when she visited Nigeria, salutes her indomitable spirit, resilience,
courage and conviction in promoting young girls’ right to education.

President Jonathan similarly commends  Satyarthi’s peaceful campaign against human
trafficking and abuse of children as slave labourers, urging others with
grievances around the world to emulate her method of non-violent protests.

The President enjoins 
both Nobel laureates to draw greater strength from the global honour and
recognition which the Nobel Peace Prize represents and carry on their brave
advocacy for the rights of girls, women and oppressed persons with renewed
vigour and impetus.

President Jonathan assures the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize
winners that he fully shares their belief and views on gender equity and the
protection of the rights of young persons.

He further assures them that under his leadership, the
Federal Government of Nigeria will continue to do all within its powers to
promote safe education for all children and the empowerment of women, while
vigorously protecting young children from forced labour and human
trafficking.