Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), says the federal government has neglected education and allowed insecurity to threaten the future of Nigerian children.
The former vice-president was reacting to Tuesday’s attack on Government Secondary School (GSS) Olowa in Dekina LGA of Kogi state, where gunmen abducted the principal, a National Examination Council (NECO) ad hoc staff member and students during the ongoing NECO examinations.
In a statement issued on Wednesday by Phrank Shaibu, his senior special assistant on public communication, Atiku described the incident as “further proof that the Nigerian state has abdicated its most fundamental responsibility, which is: the protection of life, learning and the future of its children.”
He said the attack reflects a growing pattern of educational institutions becoming easy targets because criminals no longer fear the Nigerian state.
Describing the incident as “tragic and disgraceful”, Atiku said
