Akinwunmi Ambode
The Lagos State Government says it is set
to shutdown 10,444 unregistered private schools which littered the
state as they are operating illegally without government approval.
The government said it was shocked to discover that out of the 15,000
private schools operating in the state, only 4,556 were registered and
vowed to take urgent action to remedy the situation.
Deputy Governor of the state, Dr Oluranti Adebule disclosed this today,
September 20, at the 3rd quarterly stakeholders’ forum of private
schools owners held at the Secretariat, Alausa in Ikeja.
She said, “Government is not comfortable with our discovery that over
15,000 private schools are operating in the State and only just 4,556
are approved and registered.
“Let me state it clearly, henceforth, Lagos State Government will no
longer allow private schools that are not duly registered by the Lagos
State Ministry of Education to operate in the State, their operation
becomes illegal henceforth in the State.”
The deputy governor who announced that a total of 119 prospective school
owners who applied for registration had been granted provisional
approval having met the guidelines set by the State government, warning
that schools not registered or approved by the State Ministry of
Education would not operate, noting that some schools failed to take the
advantage the easy registration procedure put in place by the State
government.
She added that the government would soon
begin enumeration of all registered private schools operating in the
State from 26 September, 2016.
Adebule emphasized the State government’s determination to ensure that
all school children had access to quality education irrespective of
whether they attend private or public schools.
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