The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has hailed the 2018 Education Budget Governor Kashim Shettima presented to the state legislature.
This is contained in a statement by MURIC director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola.
He commended Shettima for his time, realistic and visionary plan.
“For a state that has suffered the heaviest casualty of the Boko Haram insurgency, Borno State needs speedy recovery and giving adequate attention to education is of paramount importance to the realization of this objective,” Akintola noted.
“Nonetheless, MURIC reminds all stakeholders within and outside the country of the humongous challenges facing the state. No weapon fashioned against religious extremism can be as effective as education.
“Although Nigeria has defeated Boko Haram militarily, the ideological wing of the deadly group is still very much alive and active. It is only a purposeful pursuit of educational projects that can eventually eliminate the misleading ideology of Boko Haram.
“If Ogun State can afford to allocate 23% to education in its 2018 budget, a state ravaged by Boko Haram insurgency should strive to defeat the insurgents ideologically by voting nothing less than 25% to education.
“However, the fact that the state governor deemed it fit to give the education sector the attention it deserves though within his means is a reflection of his good understanding of the situation. Shettima would have done more if the resources were there.
“We, therefore, use our concluding space to call on the Federal Government, wealthy Nigerians and international donor agencies to pour huge funds and education relief materials to Borno State to enable the government to build more schools, upgrade existing ones and to equip educational institutions with state-of-the-art materials.”
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