Malala Convinces Jonathan To Meet With Parents Of Abducted Schoolgirls.

At last, it has taken the intervention of Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani school pupil and education activist from the town of Mingora to convince President Goodluck Jonathan to visit the parents of the abducted Chibok schoolgirls.

Malala, who is in Nigeria on the commemoration of her 17th birthday, told journalists during a briefing after the meeting that Mr. Jonathan promised her that he would meet with the parents of the abducted girls as well as ensure that they are returned home safely.

Briefing journalists alongside the president's spokesperson, Reuben Abati; her dad, Ziauddin Yousafzai; and the Director of Operations of Malala Foundation, Eason Jordan; the Pakistani teenager said she is in Nigeria to support girls' education and advocate for the release of the Chibok girls.

July 14 is Malala Day, a day set aside by the United Nations for the world to focus on putting all girls in school.

She said she met with parents of some of the girls the previous day and they had expressed the longing to meet with the President and anybody who can help them find their girls.

"I am here in Nigeria on my 17th birthday for a price which is to see that every child goes to school," Malala said. "This year, my objective is to speak up for my Nigerian sisters about 200 of them who are under the abduction of Boko Haram and I met the president, Goodluck Jonathan, for this purpose."