Suspend Boarding School System In The North East – NBA President

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Abubakar Balarabe Mahmoud
Abubakar Balarabe Mahmoud, OON, SAN
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Suspend Boarding School System In The North East – NBA President

As the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), holds its Quarterly meeting at the beautiful city of Ilorin, the capital of Kwara State, the President, Abubakar Balarabe Mahmoud, SAN has categorically made known to the NEC members a range of matters that are of interest to the Bar as also Nigeria as a country.

Abubakar Balarabe Mahmoud
Abubakar Balarabe Mahmoud, OON, SAN

The president in his speech captured issues bothering on the economy and the Security of the nation as they remain imperative to the development of the Nigerian State.

According to the President, although the National Bureau of Statistics has reported that the economy has consolidated its recovery from recession with the GDP growing by 1.92% in the fourth quarter of 2017 which pushed to an overall growth of 0.82% in 2017 as against contraction of -1.58% in 2016, Nigeria continues to face significant challenges.

To him, in the area of human security, we seem to have regrettably slid significantly backwards. Citing the cases of the recent killing by Fulani Herdsmen in strategic states in the North and other parts of the country, the President gave an account of efforts embarked upon by his administration to tackle the menaces.

According to him, he led the NBA on a fact finding mission to Benue State early in February, in which a report of that Mission will be presented.

Citing other incidents occurring recently, the President stated that the Nigerian Bar Association condemns these killings very strongly and calls on the Federal Government of Nigeria to do all within its powers to address these security challenges and do more to secure lives and property in all parts of the country.

He said, ”We must not allow the country to creep into anarchy which will be the consequence of massive loss of confidence in the ability of the State to protect its citizens. These killings are unacceptable and must be stopped.”

On the issue of human security, the NBA president brought to the fore, that although the NBA has in the recent past acknowledged the progress that has been made in addressing the security situation in the North East and had commended President Buhari for his successes. The NBA was dissapointed when it heard the tragic news of the abduction of the nearly 110 school girls of Government Girls Science Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe State.

According Mahmoud, this shameful act of kidnap by insurgence has serious consequence not only on nation’s security, but also on the girl child education.

He said, already, it is very difficult persuading parents in the north east to allow their daughters go to school after the Chibok nightmare.

”Now that the Nigerian State has demonstrated yet again that it cannot protect these kids despite huge billions of naira spent on security, how would you persuade parents to let go of their precious gifts again? These potential doctors, accountants and beauticians will be too scared to go to school and therefore end up as hawkers and child brides. I pray they will be reunited with their families soonest,” Mahmoud said.

He called on the Government to as a matter of urgency review the security of all schools, especially Boarding Schools for girls in the region and if necessary, suspend for the time being, the boarding system until the safety of all such schools in the North East can be fully guaranteed.

”These recent events in Dapchi represents perhaps one of the greatest failures of the Nigerian State. It is even more tragic against the backdrop of the failure to secure the release of the more 100 Chibok girls still in captivity nearly four years since their abduction. Its a failure on the part of the government not to be able to guarantee a safe learning environment to the defenseless children of our country.

I therefore reiterate my early call on Monday, that the Federal and State Governments should as a matter of urgency suspend the boarding system in the affected states of the Northeast region, especially for the girls schools until safety and security of the children can be guaranteed. “We urge the Government to do whatever is necessary including seeking appropriate international assistance to secure the release of these girls and reunite them with their families”, he added

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