The Rivers State government says it has concluded plans to ban all unapproved schools operating in the state with effect from September this year.
State Commissioner for Education, Prof. Kaniye Ebeku disclosed this when he led members of the Rivers state House of Assembly Committee on Education on an inspection of ongoing rehabilitation work at Government Girls Secondary School, Rumuokwuta.
Prof. Ebeku said about five thousand illegal private schools are operating in the state.
According to Ebeku, “We found that there are so many unapproved quacks schools operating in the state and this is not acceptable for many reasons.
They deliver poor quality education and because they are operating underground they are
not paying required taxes as legitimate approved organizations.
