[…] a former governorship aspirant in Imo State and director of Abuja School of Social and Political Thoughts, Sam Amadi, highlighted the importance of ensuring that schools across the country are equipped with the necessary infrastructure to keep students safe. He emphasized that the billions of dollars allocated in purchasing luxury items such as cars for legislators, was a misplaced priority at a time when school safety should be a top concern.
Amadi urged the Federal Government to re-evaluate its spending priorities and allocate more resources towards ensuring the safety of schools across the country. He said, “I think it is difficult to advise this administration because first you don’t even know if this administration cares about those children. This save school project started under Jonathan after the terror attack in the North East where school children were kidnapped at Chibok and I know that the civil defence, road safety and other paramilitary heard about this save school project and I also spoke with the Civil Defense headquarters about this at workshops. So, it is a good idea but the question is, how is the safe school project implemented.
We know that school children in the North are targets as a result of the campaign against education, and also they are soft targets that these bandits can abduct for for sexual satisfaction and marriage. So, why are those children not protected? Like the FCT here, we spend so much money buying vehicles for legislators and earmarking billions for the new official quarters of the vice president instead of prioritizing and enhancing the security of those schools considering the importance of education in economic development and considering the value of life of these children. So, because of their illegitimate means of coming to power, because of political disorientation and lack of responsiveness, the political leaders don’t really care about investing in the safety and welfare of the people”.
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