Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, has abolished
the payment of fees and other levies in all government schools in the state.
Soludo said the abolition applies to pupils from nursery,
primary and junior secondary schools.
He made the remark on Thursday, when he visited Premier
Primary School, Obosi in Idemili North Local Government Area and Ado Girls
Secondary School in Onitsha.
The governor warned that no teacher must demand money in any guise from pupils in government schools, and that anyone caught doing so would be sanctioned.
Though Anambra has been maintaining tuition-free schools,
there have been massive levies on parents.
While speaking, Governor Soludo said: “From today, as I make
this pronouncement, no child in Anambra, from nursery to primary, up to junior
secondary three, is expected to pay anything.
“The constitution of Nigeria requires the government in
Nigeria to, as soon as it is practicable, offer free primary or secondary
education.
“Among the four categories of schools in the state,
government-run public schools are the least in terms of infrastructure and
otherwise, but with this announcement, my administration will begin a massive
revolution to bring out public education as a model in the education sector.
“The government will be investing and rebuilding
infrastructure in the schools in the coming weeks and months. We will roll-out
the full government agenda for the education sector in the coming days.
“This administration will begin to use education as an
opportunity equaliser. Education is not just the future, but the present. The
big agenda is to mainstream education as the foundation,” Soludo explained.
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