As Ministers Admit Funding Delays in Safe Schools’ Initiative Scheme…
Two ministers admitted funding delays and fragmented oversight have weakened school security nationwide, pledging closer coordination as the Senate widens its Safe Schools Initiative probe to five more agencies, demanding
Two ministers, Mr. Taiwo Oyedele from the Ministry of Finance and Dr. Tunji Alausa from the Federal Ministry of Education, admitted to funding delays and fragmented oversight in the Safe Schools Initiative during Senate hearings. They pledged to improve coordination between various stakeholders, including security agencies and state governments, in order to address the issue.
The Safe Schools Initiative, initially housed in the Ministry of Finance, has now been transferred to the Federal Ministry of Education and a dedicated Safe Schools Department has been established to coordinate policy, implementation, and monitoring. The initiative, which has received billions of dollars in intervention funds, has been criticized for failing to prevent school attacks.
The ministers identified one of the main problems as the lack of timely funding for implementing agencies, such as the Nigeria Police Force and the Department of State Services. They assured the Senate that they would work with the National Assembly to identify any shortcomings and implement necessary reforms.
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