President Goodluck Jonthan has approved the rebuilding of Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok which was severely battered by Boko Haram insurgents on the night of Monday, April 14, 2014 when the terror group launched the attack which saw them kidnap more than 200 schoolgirls.
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala made this known on Thursday, February 12, 2015 when she led a delegation on behalf of the Federal Government to visit Internally Displaced Persons from Chibok who are being camped in Buzunkure, Kuje area council of the federal capital territory.
Okonjo Iweala 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.”
The Minister further revealed that 44 students from the IDPs would join 2,400 others that would be relocated from schools in the troubled region courtesy of support from the British, American and Norwegians donors, World Bank and African Development Bank
as part of the safe schools initiative.
She further enthused thus: “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, it will be done. It is a voluntary thing and we will try to meet up with their demands,”
