Adamawa Pledges To Protect Schools From Attacks

Adamawa State government has pledged to tackle any education crisis and ensure that its schools are protected from criminal attacks.

The state deputy governor, Prof. Kaletapha Farauta, made the promise when she addressed an advocacy road walk organised by members of Education in Emergency Working Group to mark the International Day for the Protection of Education from Attacks.

Farauta said no child would be left behind as far as education is concerned in the state.
She said the government was working with stakeholders in the sector and embarking on the construction of new schools and renovation of others to give education a facelift.

She said other demands presented to the administration would be addressed.
In his remarks, the commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Dr Umar Garba-Pella, lamented the destruction of schools by insurgents and urged parents to provide their children with the right to education.

Pella said the advocacy walk was targeted against attacks on schools which leads to denying children the right to their classrooms.

He described the destruction of schools as an attack on education and the future of younger generation.

The commissioner described the day as a unique celebration of victory over the enemies of education.

Earlier in a message to the state government read by Joel Joseph, a pupil of EYN Jimeta Primary School, he demanded the safeguarding of all schools so that learning could take place in them.

Joseph advocated for more government investment in repairing damaged schools and supporting teachers and learners.

He equally urged for the domesticating and enforcing the national policy on safe schools in the state.

” According to him, “When schools are safe, children can dream again. We can learn, we can play, and we can build a future that is brighter for Adamawa and for Nigeria”.