Ukwu urged the parents and guardians of pupils of the sealed schools to immediately withdraw their children from them as reopening the schools would result in blacklisting them.
By Deborah Hassan
365Daily – Seven private private schools in Aba, Abia State, have been closed down by the state government for allegedly operating illegally and in an unfriendly environment.
Abia State Commissioner for Basic Education, Chief Emma Ukwu, made this known in Aba on Friday, October 21, 2022.
He listed the schools as Bethesda House International School, 42 Owerri Road, off Okigwe Road, Aba; Lily Brains International School, 57 Erondu Street. Aba; Conquering Ground international School, 35, 7up Road Ogbor Hill, Aba.
Others are the Presbyterian Academy, 35 Glass industry Extension, 7up Area, Ogbor Hill, Aba; Shade of Mercy International School; Fruitful Ground Christian School, Aba and His Mercies Christian Academy, St Eugene Road, Aba.
Ukwu urged the parents and guardians of pupils of the sealed schools to immediately withdraw their children from them as reopening the schools would result in blacklisting them.
The Commissioner said the decision to close down the schools was sequel to the state government’s resolve to sanitise the education sector by ensuring proper establishment and running of schools.
He stressed that for a school to operate in Abia, the proprietors of such schools must guarantee enabling teaching and learning environment and proper certification.
Ukwu said government observed with dismay, that some irresponsible individuals were running schools without obtaining requisite approval from the Commissioner’s office.
He said that henceforth, approvals obtained but later compromised through lowering of standards shall be automatically withdrawn.
He directed all genuine proprietors to display copies of approval instruments publicly and show original copies to education ministry officials on demand.
The commissioner advised every school, as a matter of urgency, to cue into the Electronic Portal of the Ministry for authentication and easy operations.
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