TERRORISM; Nigerian governor says closed schools in country's Northeast to open Monday
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Eighteen months after they were shut down amidst attacks by Boko Haram terrorists, public schools in Borno state, Northeast Nigeria, will be opening for classes next Monday says the Governor, Mr Kashim Shettima.
Governor Shettima made this disclosure shortly after a meeting with the Norwegian Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Rolf Ree, who was in the state to inspect the Federal Government Safe School Initiative, a programme the government of Norway had supported with the sum of $4 million last year.
Shettima said he has already given his go-ahead for the Day-Students of public schools to resume next Monday, the 23rd of November. Adding that other students of boarding schools would be allowed to resume classes at a later date.
Last week, the Borno state government and the UNICEF had went into a collaboration to build 2500 family shelter units for the internally displaced persons (IDPs) who are currently occupying public schools in the state capital. The project was expected to be completed in two weeks.
* Women now heads many households in Borno state*
Meanwhile, Governor of Borno state, Kashim Shettima had yesterday said that most households in Borno state are being headed by Women who have been widowed in the ongoing Boko Haram insurgency.
The governor lamented that in the past four years of the insurgency many males especially heads of households have either been shot, slaughtered or killed in explosions caused by Boko Haram terrorists.
Shettima who said this while hosting the visiting Norwegian Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Rolf Ree, in his office emphasised the commitment of his government to economically empower women to enable them face the task of running their homes as mothers and heads of families.
Shettima who found pleasure in the visit of the Norwegian envoy said Norway has always been in the forefront of all assistance been rendered to his wartorned state since the inception of the Boko Haram insurgency.
"Boko Haram is a temporary eclipse that befell Borno state and very soon Borno’s sun will rise again and when that happens we shall all be around to rebuild our communities", said Shettima.
“In Chinese the word crisis means danger and opportunity; and to us in Borno state the Boko Haram insurgency gives us opportunity to reengineer our society especially those displaced. We want to economically empower the widows because today most households are now headed by women. And the only way we can help them pull through the task of running their homes when we get them resettled in their rebuilt communities is to empower them economically.
The Norwegian Ambassador was in Borno state to personally supervise the Safe School Initiative (SSI) launched by federal government of Nigerian last year.
Norway has donated the sum of $4 million as support for the SSI.
Ambassador Ree who was accompanied by top officer of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNIFEC) told Governor Shettima that he was impressed with what he saw on ground as regard the SSI. He promised more support and solidarity for the government and displaced people of Borno state.
According to him "there is need to step up the support and the solidarity for Borno state; there is need for more security support for the people in the state. I am impressed with way governor Shettima had managed the internally displaced persons and we feel it is time to step up support for the IDP".
By Blogger
Eighteen months after they were shut down amidst attacks by Boko Haram terrorists, public schools in Borno state, Northeast Nigeria, will be opening for classes next Monday says the Governor, Mr Kashim Shettima.
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| Governor Shettima chatting with a primary school girl |
Governor Shettima made this disclosure shortly after a meeting with the Norwegian Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Rolf Ree, who was in the state to inspect the Federal Government Safe School Initiative, a programme the government of Norway had supported with the sum of $4 million last year.
Shettima said he has already given his go-ahead for the Day-Students of public schools to resume next Monday, the 23rd of November. Adding that other students of boarding schools would be allowed to resume classes at a later date.
Last week, the Borno state government and the UNICEF had went into a collaboration to build 2500 family shelter units for the internally displaced persons (IDPs) who are currently occupying public schools in the state capital. The project was expected to be completed in two weeks.
* Women now heads many households in Borno state*
Meanwhile, Governor of Borno state, Kashim Shettima had yesterday said that most households in Borno state are being headed by Women who have been widowed in the ongoing Boko Haram insurgency.
The governor lamented that in the past four years of the insurgency many males especially heads of households have either been shot, slaughtered or killed in explosions caused by Boko Haram terrorists.
Shettima who said this while hosting the visiting Norwegian Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Rolf Ree, in his office emphasised the commitment of his government to economically empower women to enable them face the task of running their homes as mothers and heads of families.
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| Widowed women at an IDP camp |
Shettima who found pleasure in the visit of the Norwegian envoy said Norway has always been in the forefront of all assistance been rendered to his wartorned state since the inception of the Boko Haram insurgency.
"Boko Haram is a temporary eclipse that befell Borno state and very soon Borno’s sun will rise again and when that happens we shall all be around to rebuild our communities", said Shettima.
“In Chinese the word crisis means danger and opportunity; and to us in Borno state the Boko Haram insurgency gives us opportunity to reengineer our society especially those displaced. We want to economically empower the widows because today most households are now headed by women. And the only way we can help them pull through the task of running their homes when we get them resettled in their rebuilt communities is to empower them economically.
The Norwegian Ambassador was in Borno state to personally supervise the Safe School Initiative (SSI) launched by federal government of Nigerian last year.
Norway has donated the sum of $4 million as support for the SSI.
Ambassador Ree who was accompanied by top officer of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNIFEC) told Governor Shettima that he was impressed with what he saw on ground as regard the SSI. He promised more support and solidarity for the government and displaced people of Borno state.
According to him "there is need to step up the support and the solidarity for Borno state; there is need for more security support for the people in the state. I am impressed with way governor Shettima had managed the internally displaced persons and we feel it is time to step up support for the IDP".
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