Atiku Abubakar Calls for ‘Leadership Priority’ in Protecting School Children

Atiku Abubakar

Atiku Abubakar wants the government to do better in safeguarding school children from bandits
State Minister for Education says the Federal Government can’t secure all schools
Calls for more vigilance in communities

Former Nigeria Vice President Atiku Abubakar has again voiced his concerns over the spate of the kidnapping of school children that have been occurring across the country in recent months, saying there is a need for “leadership priority” in tackling the issue.

EKO HOT BLOG gathered that In the wake of the incident, the Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba remarked the Federal Government cannot secure every school hence the need for communities to be vigilant.

Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba

“Eternal vigilance is the price for security. Every nation is always concerned about the consciousness of its people,” Nwajiuba told The Punch.

“The Federal Government cannot secure every house. Everybody needs to be vigilant. We have passed this message to all our schools so that anywhere they are, if there is any threat, they know the nearest security agency to contact.”

Atiku did not however agree with the minister’s words.

“The FG may think they cannot protect all schools, but in actual fact, they can. It is a matter of leadership priority. Children are our greatest asset,” the presidential aspirant said in a Twitter post.

“If we reassign police officers currently engaged in non-essential guard duties for individuals to schools in the affected states, the object can be achieved.

Atiku Abubakar with Nigeria President Muhammadu Buahri

“Recent figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics reveal that Nigeria now has an all-time high unemployment rate of 33.2%, up from 8.4% in 2015.

“Rather than think we cannot secure all our schools, let us kill two birds with one stone and massively recruit more police officers to provide the needed security.”

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