The Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Thursday
said the Federal Government would soon begin the
reconstruction of Government Secondary School Chibok.
The finance minister stated this on Thursday when she led a
government delegation to visit Internally Displaced Persons
from Chibok, settled in Buzunkure in the Kuje area council of
the Federal Capital Territory.
The Borno State school came into limelight when over 213
students were abducted by Boko Haram on April 14, 2014. The
schoolgirls have yet to be rescued.
While stating that the purpose of the visit was to support and
encourage them, she noted that already, President Goodluck
Jonathan had approved the reconstruction of the school.
This, according to her, would be achieved under the Safe
School Initiative.
She said, “The major focus of the Federal Government is to
ensure that Boko Haram is removed so that people can move
back to their communities.
“Displacement is not a permanent condition; the idea is for you
people to be able to go back and not to build you camps in
different places.
“The second thing is about the school, Government Secondary
School, Chibok, about two days ago, we had a conversation for
a long time; we have been waiting for the right circumstances.
“That school, the president is determined and he promised
publicly that he will have the school rebuilt. The plans are
ready; they are working with engineers.
“In no far distance, we will be able to start work in that school;
he has already approved that.”
Okonjo-Iweala added that 44 students among the IDPs would
be added to about 2,400 other students that would be
transferred from schools in the North-Eastern states to various
unity schools in other parts of the country.
This, she said, was being done with donors who are the British,
Americans, Norwegians, World Bank, African Development
Bank, among others under the safe school initiative.
She said, “We will add the names to the list but we will come
back to you to do it in orderly fashion to make sure that we are
reflecting what the parents and children want.
“If they want to be placed in schools close to this place, we will
do it. If they want to be in secondary schools elsewhere, we
will do that. It is a voluntary thing and we will try to meet up
with their demands.”www.punchng.com/news/fg-unveils-plans-to-reconstruct-chibok-raided-school/

So that it can be destroyed again? Have they finished bringing those that caused the damage to book before talking about repairing the damage?

Politricks for Naija na elele. God is watching you all via webcam.

Jonathan ignored the kidnapped chibok girls to sex slavery and abandoned the town after many months to several insurgents. Now it is election time, Jonathan suddenly remember the displayed people from chibok town, what a kindness. Is it reconstructing the school that should be the priority now or to bring back the girls? Jonathan lacks leadership intelligence.