Social commentator and public affairs advocate, DrMo, has issued a scathing critique of the Nigerian government over the continued closure of primary schools in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, describing the situation as a “national disgrace” and “shameful indictment on the state of governance.”
In a strongly worded statement released on Tuesday, DrMo condemned the failure of the FCT administration and local governance structures for allowing schoolchildren to remain at home for over three months, despite the city being the symbolic heart of Nigeria.
“This is the capital of Nigeria. And yet, in 2025, our children are at home, locked out of classrooms while we continue to cut ribbons on infrastructure that serves political optics more than the people’s real needs,” she said.
The statement also highlighted what DrMo described as a broader collapse of local government systems, which she said have been rendered powerless and ineffective. “Local governments are supposed to be the closest to the people. But today, they are ghosts — stripped of autonomy, robbed of purpose, and turned into tools of elite control. And the children are paying the price.”
DrMo praised the advocacy efforts of civil society groups, particularly the Voice of the Masses (VDM), who have led recent street protests demanding immediate government intervention. “They took to the streets, they raised their voices, and they said: ‘Enough is enough.’ That is what conscience looks like. That is what patriotism demands,” she said.
She emphasized that the ongoing school shutdown is more than just a policy failure — it is a moral failure. “If we cannot educate the children in our capital, then what exactly are we governing?” she asked.
DrMo called for immediate reopening of schools, restoration of functional local governance, and renewed prioritization of education as a national emergency.
“A new FCT is possible,” she concluded. “But it begins with putting our children back in school — now.”
As of press time, the FCT Administration has yet to issue a formal response to the mounting criticism.
