ABOLITION OF FEES: GOVERNOR WIKE RELEASES FUNDS FOR THE RUNNING OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS 

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In line with his abolition of all forms of fees and levies in public primary,  junior and senior secondary schools,  Rivers State Governor,  Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has released  funds for the running of the schools for the 2019/2020 academic session.

This is as the Rivers State Government  has suspended the Principal of Oginigba Community Secondary School,  Oginigba for the illegal collection of levies.

The funds released by the Rivers State Governor would be used by the schools for registers, chalks, dusters, markers,  notebooks,  pens and other consumables.

Permanent Secretary,  Rivers State Ministry of Education,  Mr Adonye Dagogo Hart informed that Governor Wike has also released funds for the supervision of schools for the entire 2019/2020 academic session.

The Rivers State Governor also released six Hilux Vans for school supervision.

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Permanent Secretary,  Ministry of Education,  Mr Adonye Dagogo Hart said that the suspension of the Principal is to serve as a deterrent to other school Administrators.

It will be recalled that on 24th June,  2019,  Rivers State Governor,  Nyesom Ezenwo Wike announced  the total abolition of all forms of fees and levies  in public primary and secondary schools across the state.

Governor Wike directed State-Owned Primary and Secondary Schools  to stop collecting fees and levies from students  and pupils  with immediate effect.

Governor Wike stated that henceforth  the State Government will be sending direct allocations  to all primary  and secondary schools management  for their  operations.

He spoke during a meeting with the heads of primary and secondary schools, Rivers  State Senior Secondary Schools Board and State Universal Basic Education Board at the Government House Port Harcourt.

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He said: “From today henceforth,  no child either in primary and  secondary schools should  pay fees and levies in any school  across the State.

“The monies you collect from these children  are just used for your personal purposes.  If I hear that any school  head collects any fees or levies, be they examination , NECO or WAEC fees, that school head would be sanctioned.

“We shall  not only dismiss  the school head who collects fees or levies,  we will prosecute  the person  involved.

“Government  will work out grants  that will be sent to the schools  for their regular management and operations “.

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Governor Wike directed the State Ministry of Education,  the Rivers State Senior Secondary Schools Board and the State Universal Basic Education Board to monitor all public schools  across the state to ensure compliance.

The Governor noted that his administration  funds the salaries,  allowances, examinations  and equipment  of all public  schools. He assured  parents that his administration will remain  committed  to the provision  of quality  education,  which is accessible to the less privileged.

“I have abolished  all fees and levies and it will never happen  again in our public primary and Secondary schools. Nobody should collect fees and levies from the  children of  the less privileged “, he said

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