Insecurity: FCTA Lights Up 19 schools with Solar Energy

Given the level of insecurity in the country, coupled with the need to illuminate the environment for academic purposes, the FCT Administration has decided to illuminate 18 boarding schools and one day school.
Taking a tour of some of the schools with journalists, it was noticed that students, who are in school for their WAEC examinations are already enjoying the facility.
The executive chairmen, FCT Secondary Education Board, SEB, Hon. Yahaya Musa Mohammed, said the schools’ solar project was necessitated by the times, given the epileptic nature of public power supply.
He reiterated that the level of insecurity in the nation calls for proactive measures to illuminate the schools to discourage banditry and other forms of insecurity and criminality in FCT schools.
“A stitch in time saves nine; the stand alone solar power project in our schools is a deterrent measure to keep kidnappers and bandits away from our schools. The issue of Chibok school girls and Dapchi remain fresh in our minds. We don’t want anything that will hurt our children or embarrass the government. It is a thing of joy to light up FCT schools,” he said.
He said the project would enhance the academic performance of students as students can now read at night with ease and that students will not be left in the dark. He urged private secondary schools to emulate Secondary Education Board.
Earlier, Mrs. Nanre Emeje, Director/Secretary FCT Secondary Education Board commended the FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello for approving the project.
She said the project has satisfied the yearning of boarding schools in the FCT and reduced drastically the cost of fueling to provide power during prep.
She said the next phase of the project is to go beyond street lights to illuminate the hostels.
She said the board has put in place strategies to build capacity towards maintaining the facility by setting up committees in various schools for maintenance.
Each of the 19 schools have 45 units, while in the next level, all the 77 FCT public schools would be illuminated.
The benefitting schools are: Government Secondary School, Kuje; Government Secondary School, GSS. Bwari; GSS Karshi; GSS Shere; Government Girls Secondary School, Dukpa; GSS Gwagwalada. Others are GSS Kwali; GSS Dangara; Government Science Secondary School, Tunga Maje; Government Girls Secondary School, Abaji, GSS Robochi, among others.
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