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The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has sent an open letter to President Goodluck Jonathan urging him to use his \u201cgood offices and leadership to ensure full compliance with the judgment by the ECOWAS Court of Justice on the right of Nigerian children to free, quality and compulsory basic education, as the most effective way to address the root causes of the post election violence and killings.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the letter dated 23 April 2011, and signed by solicitor to SERAP Femi Falana, the group said: \u201cBy fully and effectively implementing the ECOWAS Court judgment, your government will be demonstrating its commitment to end long standing election-related violence once and for all. Your government\u2019s compliance with the judgment will also send a strong message that it is ready and willing to make substantial investments into our country\u2019s most valuable resources, the children.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile we welcome the efforts of your government to tackle the post-election violence and killings in several parts of the country, we believe that it is important to go beyond the arrest and prosecution of suspected perpetrators. You should take concrete steps to address the root cause of the problem, which is the lack of access to quality education for over 12 million Nigerian children who are out of school and roaming the streets,\u201d the group added.<\/p>\n

The group said: \u201cWe believe that the ECOWAS Court right to education judgment provides your government with the legal and policy framework to do this. Unfortunately, since the judgment was delivered in November 2010, your government has neither acknowledged the judgment nor taken steps to implement the letter and spirit of the judgment.\u201d<\/p>\n

The group noted that \u201cArticle 15(4) of the ECOWAS Treaty and Article 18(2) the 1991 Protocol make the judgments of the court final and immediately enforceable.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cBut while senior government officials send their children to schools abroad, poor children continue to be denied access to quality primary education in the country.\u00a0 Yet, Nigeria has the resources and capacity to implement the ECOWAS Court judgment if the government is able to exercise the required political will,\u201d the group also said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The group also said that, \u201cThe lack of real tools for poor children to fight the cycle that plagues their families and villages, make them more susceptible to manipulation and victimisation by political leaders who seek public positions at all costs for personal enrichment. Without access to quality education, our children cannot have the chance to end the cycle of poverty, disease, abuse, manipulation, victimization, and violence. But education is more than an escape; it is a legally enforceable fundamental human right.\u201d<\/p>\n

The group also said that, \u201cThe implementation of the judgment by your government will also strengthen your role as the current Chair of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS and show good example for states to implement ECOWAS treaties and decisions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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