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LAGOS – Hon. Blessing Maduka, the Accord Party senatorial candidate for Lagos East Senatorial District, has called on Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, to “step up as a mother first” and focus attention on the plight of the kidnapped school children in Orire Local Government Area of Oyo State, rather than engaging in re-election politics.
Speaking with journalists in Lagos, Hon. Maduka expressed deep concern over the growing insecurity affecting schools across Nigeria, revealing that she had been having sleepless nights over the safety of Nigerian children in the hands of kidnappers and bandits.
Mrs Madukka lamented the rising cases of kidnapping, attacks on schools, and the climate of fear that had disrupted learning across the country, stressing that the protection of children must rise above political interests.
She wondered why Senator Tinubu would regularly be hosting All Progressives Congress (APC) women, and distributing cars for them when several Nigerian school children and their teachers were being held hostage in forests by terrorists.
According to her: “If given the opportunity to serve in the Senate, my commitment will be clear: no child should be denied education because of fear, and no parent should live in constant anxiety over the safety of their children.”
Hon. Maduka pledged to champion increased funding for school security nationwide to address critical gaps in infrastructure, surveillance, and protection.
She also promised to establish a comprehensive Safe Schools Initiative that would actively safeguard students and teachers, while providing improved welfare, training, and equipment for security agencies responsible for protecting schools and communities.
The Accord Party candidate further advocated stronger collaboration among federal, state, and local governments to ensure security responses are swift, coordinated, and effective.
