Gov. Nasir El-Rufa’i of Kaduna
State on Monday enrolled his six-year-old child, Abubakar into primary one in
Capital School Malali, Kaduna, a public school, in fulfillment of a promise he
made in 2017.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
reports that El-Rufa’i had in a state broadcast in December 2017, promised to
enroll his child in a public school when he turns six years.
“The move is part of reforms to
revamp public schools in the state to make them more competitive.
“We are determined to fix public
education and raise their standards so that private education will become only
a luxury.
“As we make progress, we will
require our senior officials to enroll their children in public schools.
“And I will by personal example
ensure that my son that will be six years of age in 2019 will be enrolled in a
public school in Kaduna State, by God’s grace,” El-Rufa’i had said.
Briefing newsmen shortly after he
enrolled the child, El-Rufa’i explained that it was a commitment that had been
fulfilled.
“I made that commitment because I
believe that it is only when all political leaders have their children in
public schools that we will pay due attention to quality of public education.
“I went to a public school like
this. In fact, the school I went to is not as good as this one, but here I am,
because of the quality teaching I got.
“My intention is to ensure that
all our public schools offer quality education, and so we are encouraging all
our senior public servants to send their children to public schools.
“Once the public schools are
improved to a point they are nearly as good or even better than private
schools, no one will waste his money taking his child to private school,” he
said.
Ummi El-Rufa’i, the mother of the
child said: “l am glad that we are able to send a strong message to our leaders
and the elites, that we need to start making things work from within our homes.
“By the time we start attending
public hospitals and send our children to public schools, the system will get
better. This is a very huge step,” she said.
On his part, the little child
said: “I am sad that I will miss my old school, my friends and my teachers. But
I have to help my father keep his promise” .
Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everydayOn 28 Dec 2017, Malam Nasir @elrufai stated that “I will by personal example ensure that my son that will be six years of age in 2019 will be enrolled in a public school in Kaduna State, by God’s grace.”— Governor Kaduna (@GovKaduna) September 23, 2019
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