Edo State Government is set to strictly
enforce the compulsory Universal Basic Education and has warned that parents
and guardians who fail to send their children and wards to school will be
prosecuted.
Speaking during his on-the-spot
assessment of teachers’ attendance and punctuality in schools in Edo North, the
state Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole said Primary and Junior Secondary
Education is compulsory under the Universal Basic Education and parents who
fail to take advantage of this free education will face the wrath of
government.
He however frowned at the negligence of
some teachers to their their duties saying the government is ready to wield the
big stick by dismissing indolent teachers and hire those ready and enthusiastic
to work.
According to him, “you are supposed as
a matter of character and conviction come to school on time and ensure that you
remain, teach and impact knowledge”.
He said teachers should go beyond
working for their wages. “You must have that affection for your children and passion
to teach.
“If you are not here at 8.00 a.m, how
would you know those that get here late. We expect you to take the children as
your children. One of you told me you took your children to school.
You want someone else to teach them. That is good. If you don’t
teach the ones under you why should people teach your own?”, he queried.
The Governor advised “all of us must
recognize that the future of Edo State is in your hands and that is why we are
doing everything possible to rebuild schools and to restore integrity to public
schools and I am happy with the response we are getting that people are
withdrawing their children from private schools to public schools”.
He frowned that some students were
dressed in mufti and not properly dressed in their uniforms and gave them one
week to sew their uniforms or face being sent out of the classrooms. He warned
that parents and guardians of such students will be prosecuted for failing to
do their own part in ensuring their children enjoy free education in the state.
The Governor who interacted with the students visited Iyekhei Girls
Grammar School, Otaru Grammar School and Ekhei Primary School, all at Auchi in
Etsako West Local Government Area.
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