Prof. Abayomi Arigbabu, Ogun State Commissioner for Education, Science, and Technology, lamented on Friday that certain private school owners are failing to follow the state government’s education policies.
He deemed this unacceptable, declaring that the state would no longer tolerate such illegal acts.
Arigbabu stated this during a meeting with the heads of private school associations at the Ministry in Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, the state capital.
The Commissioner said, “It has been observed that some private school owners are violating government decisions, such as shifting resumption dates and running foreign curricula.
“Other infractions include failure to comply with the government academic calendar, onboarding learners on the Ogun State Education Revitalisation Agenda (OGSERA) platform, and non-registration of Junior Secondary School 3 learners for the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE),” among others.
He stated, “Any school found culpable of these violations will be shut down and prevented from operating. We want things to proceed according to the established framework.”
Arigbabu stressed that private school owners should stop offering students double promotions, stating that any learner engaged will be returned and the guilty school sanctioned.
The Commissioner added that the goal of this new project was to create a sustainable, revitalised education system in the state, and he urged association leaders to transmit this message to their members throughout the state.
In their separate responses, the Vice-Chairman of the League of Muslim Schools Proprietors, Mr Abdul-Jelili Animashaun, and the representative of Faith Heritage College, Eleweran, Abeokuta, Mrs Bamidele Adesina, praised the current administration for its developmental initiatives, particularly in the education sector, pledging their continuous adherence to government policies and regulations and raising awareness among others about the necessity of complying with government policies.