Anambra To Close Illegal, Sub-Standard Schools

The Chairman of the
Anambra State House of Assembly Committee on Education, Mrs Rita Maduagwu (APGA-Nnewi South II) said on Tuesday that illegal and sub-standard schools in the state would be closed down.
Maduagwu said  in Awka that allowing such schools to exist would continue to affect the quality and standard of teaching and learning in the state.
“We cannot fold our hands and watch things go the wrong way. Education is the best legacy one can give to her loved ones and it must be a quality one for a better future. “If we pretend about this issue, we will be killing this generation and generations to come; so we must say no to any substandard school in this state, that is why we are lawmakers,” she said.
The legislator noted that activities of illegal schools had encouraged ‘miracle centres and examination malpractice’.
Maduagwu said many nursery, primary and secondary schools as well as examination preparatory centres in the state were operating without permission or approval from the ministry of education.
She said that such operations had encouraged poor reading culture among the students because they operated below standard and the students rush into such schools to pass their examinations with ease.
The lawmaker said that the illegal schools operated in substandard structures, facilities, were over-populated and employed unqualified teachers to maximise profit while their products were half-baked.
“Closing the schools will enhance the quality and standard of education in the state while effective monitoring by the ministry will improve on the standard of education.
“The assembly has adopted a motion to give this directive a legal backing,’’ the lawmaker said.