If Borno Govt. Trained Their Girl Child, We Would Not Have Boko Haram – Sonny Echeonu

The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education, Sonny Echeonu, has said if Borno State had been training their female children, Boko Haram would not be in existence.

The official made this statement while commending the ‘Save The Children’ project on their intervention in the education sector in Nigeria, particularly in the states affected by the Boko Haram insurgency.

“When we visited the IDP camps last month in Borno State, let me announce to you that it was only teachers from Save The Children that were found teaching in the IDP camps,” he said.

Mr Echeonu, who was represented by Nkiru Osisioma, said ‘Save the Children’ project has been assisting in capacity building in a program called Safe School Declaration.

Mrs Osisioma said before the ministers left last month, the Federal Executive Council had approved the implementation of Safe School Declaration in Nigeria.

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The Representative of the Perm Sec said the reason certain states are delaying in implementing the Child Right Act in their states is that some governors are culprits of child abuse themselves.

“About 20 states have implemented it but it’s not all the states, because some governors are culprits. They wed underage children. They don’t want to implement it in their states. Even some of the National Assembly members, they wed underage children”, she said.

Mrs Osisioma announced that there is a new rule enforced by the Ministry of Education which states that if you are not a professional teacher, registered with the Teacher’s Association, then you cease to be a teacher.