The Federal Government has reaffirmed its dedication to funneling recovered profits of crime into the advancement of the education sector following the handover of retrieved properties by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to the Federal Ministry of Education.
Getting the properties on behalf of the ministry, the Minister of Education, Maruf Tunji Alausa, explained the gesture as another demonstration of the Federal Government’s dedication to education, human capital advancement and the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
According to the minister, the recovered assets will be deployed to improve learning facilities, expand access to quality education and enhance trainees’ welfare across educational institutions nationwide.
Dr. Alausa likewise applauded the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, for guaranteeing that recuperated possessions are converted into tangible advantages for Nigerians.
He remembered that previous healings had actually supported the facility of the Federal University of Applied Sciences, Kachia and supplied seed funding for the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, underscoring the federal government’s willpower to reinvest retrieved public resources in important sectors.
The EFCC officially turned over 501 double-decker bed frames, 939 mattresses and 12 wooden beds with bed mattress recovered during Operation Eagle Flush.
The Federal Ministry of Education said the properties would be deployed transparently across educational institutions to strengthen facilities, improve trainees’ well-being and support better knowing results nationwide.
The statement was consisted of in a declaration released on Monday by the ministry’s Director of Press and Public Relations, Mrs. Boriowo Folasade.