Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, Minister of
State for Education, has said that the Federal Government would work very
closely with states and local governments towards closing down secondary
schools found to be sub-standard.
Nwajiuba, in a statement signed
by Ben Bem-Goong, Deputy Director, Press and Public Relations Unit in the
ministry, said that such “mushroom” schools would not be allowed to operate.
The minister said that the
National Secondary Education Commission (NSEC), which is billed to take off
soon, is part of steps and institutional preparations towards the crackdown.
According to him, the NSEC will
work closely with relevant stakeholders to tighten the noose on operators of
such mushroom secondary schools.
“As much as government is doing
everything humanly possible to bring every child of school age on board,
quality and standard must not be sacrificed.
“The Federal Ministry of
Education will present a memo on standardisation and quality assurance for
secondary schools at the next National Council on Education slated for Nov. 4th
to 8th.
“The memo will also be presented
to the Joint Consultative Committee on Education (JCCE)’’, he said.
Nwajiuba acknowledged that
education was on the concurrent list and appealed to states, local governments
and private schools’ owners to take the issue of standard in the nation’s
schools seriously.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
recalls that Malam Adamu Adamu, the Minister of Education, sponsored a bill for
the establishment of NSEC which the President signed into law in May.
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