Kogi De-lists 449 Private Schools
Category: Kogi News A total of 449 schools have been denied approval by Kogi State government for operating illegally and contravening the guidelines on the establishment and operation of private schools in the state.
Commissioner for Education, Dr Agnes Okai, made this disclosure while submitting the report of the committee on the operations of illegal educational institutions in the state to Governor Idris Wada in Lokoja recently.
According to her, a total of 999 primary schools, 332 secondary schools and 13 tertiary institutions were captured during the exercise that lasted six months.
She further explained that out of the 1,331 schools screened, 536 were officially approved, 346 schools still processing their documents for approval while 449 were not approved for operation.
The commissioner who described the exercise as a giant stride by government geared towards repositioning the education sector for effective service delivery, appealed to the governor to accord the report urgent attention to curb the excesses of the illegal school operators.
Responding, Governor Idris Wada who described education as a vital component of the nation’s transformation agenda, reiterated his administration’s resolve to accord priority attention to the enhancement of education in Kogi state.
He used the forum to call on residents of the state to join hands with the present administration in its strive to reform the education sector which he described as the collective responsibility of all stakeholders in the public and private sectors.
While thanking members of the committee for their efforts, Governor Idris Wada said the administration would study the recommendations of the report with a view to taking necessary actions.
Culled from The Graphic Newspaper
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