The Permanent Secretary of the Federal
Ministry of Finance, Mrs Anastasia Daniel-Nwaobia, representing the
Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
today met with representatives of the Chibok community to assure them of the
federal government’s commitment to rescuing the abducted Chibok School girls
and to also update them on the status of the safe school initiative.
She informed the representatives of the Chibok
community that government has never relented in its efforts at the rescue of
the Chibok school girls and has been pursuing a two-pronged approach: pursuing
the release of the abducted girls as well as ensuring that the children at home
are able to go back to schools that are safe and secure.
She noted that to fold hands and do nothing
will approximate to accepting defeat which is exactly what Boko Haram whose
agenda is to stop Nigerians from going to school wants.
The Permanent Secretary informed them that
the architectural model of the Chibok Secondary is ready along with the budget
and that the Nigerian Army Corps of Engineers have been mobilized to commence
construction. She however stated clearly that this is but part of the overall
strategy of government for restoring sanity to the community but that the
rescue of the girls remains the priority.
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