Ogun Govt To Go Tough On Private School Owners Over Non-Compliance With Education Policy

Ogun State Government has vowed to goa tough on private school owners who are fond of not complying with government policy on education,threatening to shutdown  and prevent such schools from operating in the state 

The State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Abayomi Arigbabu who read the riot act while meeting with the heads of private schools’ associations, at the Ministry's Conference Room, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta,described the rate of violation as unacceptable

He listed some of the violations to include  shifting of resumption date and running foreign curriculum.

Others were failure to comply with government academic calendar, on boarding of learners on Ogun State Education Revitalisation Agenda (OGSERA) platform and non-registration of Junior Secondary School 3 learners for Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).

Prof. Arigbabu also cited other infractions including, learners without registration record on the portal, who took inter-school transfer or special placement as out of state learners, learners who were supposed to repeat classes getting transferred to other schools and later reapplying to return to upper classes.

"Any school culpable of these cases will be locked up and stopped from being existing. We want things to go on according to the structure on ground", he said.

He stressed that private school owners should desist from giving learners double promotion, saying any learner involved would be returned and the culprit school sanctioned.

The Commissioner explained that the essence of the new development was to ensure sustainable revitalised education system in the state, urging association leaders to spread the news to their members across the state.

In their separate responses, Vice-Chairman, League of Muslim Schools Proprietors (LEAMSP), Mr. Abdul-Jelili Animashaun and representative of Faith Heritage College, Eleweran, Abeokuta, Mrs. Bamidele Adesina, commended the present administration on its laudable developmental initiatives, especially in the education sector, pledging their continuous adherence to government policies and regulations and to sensitise others on the necessity to comply with government policy on education.