Don’t collect a dime from Students, Commissioner warns School Principals

Principal and other officers in Secondary Schools have been warned not to collect a dime from any students or their parents for anything.

The Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof Dahud Kehinde Shangodoyin gave the warning while monitoring some schools in Ibadan.

Prof Dahud Shangodoyin disclosed that the present administration is not ready to tolerate any activities that is different from it’s objectives, otherwise anybody involved will have himself or herself to blame.

He then ordered the immediate sharing of the textbooks to the students without further delay.

However, the Commissioner reminded the authorities that lesson period organised by the Government for all the Senior Secondary Schools commenced in two weeks time between Tuesdays & Thursdays (2-4pm) and Saturdays (9am to 1pm).

The Commissioner therefore promised the teachers that the Government is ready to ensure their comfort, he said his office is open to attend to anything official about the schools.

Schools visited are: Olodo Community Grammar School, Isabatudeen Grammar School, Bashorun, St Patrick’s Grammar school and Oba Akinyele Memorial High School.

Titi Adeyemi

Press Officer