2023 budget to include funding for school security

The 2023 budget features a commitment from the federal government to fund school security.
On Thursday, the Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, spoke at the safe-school summit hosted by the Emergency Coordination Center in Abuja: “In 2023 budget, we will make sure we make specific budget to support financing of safety of our schools.”
She mentioned that the federal government would also be pressuring states to take concrete steps to ensure school safety.
She stated that discussions were being held with states, local governments, and other important stakeholders to determine the most transparent, efficient, and accountable methods of resource mobilization and deployment.
Ahmed further stated that before the third quarter of this year ends, the national finance plan for the security and safety of schools across the nation would be published.
She stated that a committee comprised of representatives from the relevant departments, ministries, and organizations—including the Federal Ministry of Education, the military, and other security agencies—had been established for this purpose by the Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget, and National Planning.
“The committee has been working assiduously to collate inputs from relevant MDAs and to develop a national plan for financing safe schools,” She added, “The plan will incorporate state level plans as well as Federal Government sectoral plans with an emphasis on ensuring adequate budgetary allocation in order to create a safe learning environment for teaching, learning and restoring confidence in the education system.
“Consultations are currently on the way with states, Local Governments and other critical agencies of government. The committee is also working to identify the most transparent, effective and accountable ways of mobilising and deploying resources.”

GOGAN Media.