The Chairman, National Steering Committee of Joint Education Stakeholders Action Coalition (JESAC) Education and 2023 elections, Mr Ike Onyechere, has called on the presidential candidates to address the issues of safe school in their various manifestos.
Onyechere was speaking at the first JESAC Confab, when highlighting the Report on Assessment of Education Agenda/Manifesto of Presidential Candidates in Abuja.
He said none of the presidential candidates had expressed any concern or proposed and plans for the rescue for the rescue of the Chibok, Dapchi and many others schools girls in the captivity of terrorists.
According to him, over 120 students of Chibok, Birni Yauri, Dapchi, Bethel, e.t.c. are still being held captive by terrorists and kidnappers, some lasting for almost eight years now.
” The most shocking thing about the 2023 election manifestos and campaigns is that none of the presidential candidates has proposed plans for the rescue of these students.
” Beyond the issue of kidnapped students still in captivity, none of the manifestos specifically addressed the issue of safe school or proffered any clear roadmap on how to make school environments safe and secure for teaching and learning.
” They presented no plans to enforce the domestication and institutionalisation of safe school emergency preparedness and response systems.
” The man