The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor, has yesterday expressed the resolve of the Nigerian military to ensure safe and secured learning environment across the country. This comes as stakeholders converged to fashion out appropriate strategies and financing options for safe schools. Speaking in Abuja at a national stakeholders’ engagement forum on financing safe schools, Irabor who was represented by the Director of Education, Defence Headquarters, Rear Admiral Chibuike Azike, observed that the activities of terrorists had culminated in the closure of schools in some parts of the country.
Describing the development as unacceptable, he expressed the commitment of the military to reverse the trend and provide an environment that is not only safe but secure for learning in schools nationwide. The event which was organized by the Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning attracted players in the armed forces, traditional rulers, education sector, conventional and non-conventional security operators, relevant commissioners on economic planning and budgeting as well as finance from all the states of the federation, among others.
