The Ebonyi State commissioner for Education (Primary and Secondary), Donatus Illang, has said over 88 proprietors and teachers have been arrested for operating and running illegal and unapproved schools which has been closed and asked to stop operating.
Ilang made the disclosure while briefing journalists on the progress so far made in the implementation of the new policy on Education by the state government. He stated that the arrests became necessary to ensure total compliance noting that the ministry had taken time to inform, educate and explain the new rules to all education stakeholders in the state.
The permanent secretary in the ministry, Mrs Mary Otozi warned that further arrests would be carried out if the proprietors and teachers continued to operate illegally. Mrs. Otozi urged anyone who intends to open a school in the state to act with integrity and to comply with the new regulations.
“We are determined to ensure the qualitative education system in the state. We are not going to leave any stone unturned to ensure that our schools are of high standards.
It is not a matter of who you know in government or the connections you have.
It is not about how much you can bring, what we are doing is to ensure that our children gets the best. We can’t joke with their future.”
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