The Nigerian Senate on Thursday set up an 18-member ad hoc committee to investigate the implementation of the Safe School Initiative, appointing Senator Orji Kalu as Chairman.
Other members of the committee include Senators Tony Nwoye, Yemi Adaramodu, Harry Ipalibo, Ede Dafinone, Mustapha Saliu, Diket Plang, Binus Yaroe, Kaka Shehu, and Musa Garba Maidoki, among others.
The set up of the committee, it was gathered, followed a recent resolution where lawmakers demanded a thorough investigation into the programme.
The lawmaker had questioned how funds allocated to the initiative have been utilised, given the continued attacks on educational institutions across the country.
The action was accelerated after the deadly raid on the Government Comprehensive Girls Secondary School, Maga, Kebbi State, where gunmen killed the vice principal and reportedly abducted 25 students.
The debate leading to the committee’s formation was amplified by additional prayers raised by Senator Adams Oshiomhole.
