Federal Govt. to fence University of Maiduguri with N64 Billion

     


THE Federal Government has begun the construction of the 27.3-kilometre perimeter fence for the University of Maiduguri to check incessant attacks by Boko Haram terrorists. The project is valued at N64 billion and it is to stop the terrorists who have been penetrating the North-East part of the institution’s campus.

According to the Chairman, Academic Staff Union of Universities in UNIMAID, Dr Dani Mamman,  only the western and southern parts of UNIMAID campus were initially fenced.

He said, “The UNIMAID perimeter fence is still being constructed. The Federal Government approved N64 bn for the construction kilometre perimeter fence for UNIMAID. That place is very porous.

“The ASUU UNIMAID wrote to the Minister of Education through the ASUU president after an explosion during which we lost a professor and seven other staff.”

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The amount budgeted for this project has caused condemnation in the country for being too exorbitant in the current economic climate. The Convener, Concerned Nigerians, Deji Adeyanju in his statements stated, "We condemn the federal government's proposed plan to construct a 27.3 kilometer perimeter fence around the university of Maiduguri is over bloated, exorbitant, and overtly outrageous.

He continued, "The country currently, is surviving on borrowing and we have seen instances where money meant for projects like this are misappropriated or diverted into private pockets."

The war against insurgency has lingered enough and we believe that the Buhari led administration is not doing enough to tame these monsters killing and maiming our fellow compatriots. The war has turned into a franchise where elites who are beneficiaries of arms deal contracts would do everything to keep their arms and aid business afloat." He added.



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