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The Chairman of the Ekiti State Universal Basic Education Board (ESUBEB), Prof. Francisca Aladejana, has threatened to sack any teacher caught collecting illegal fees from pupils in public primary schools.
Prof. Aladejana gave the warning yesterday when he met with ESUBEB’s management and head teachers of Public Primary Schools in the state’s 16 Local Government Areas.
She reminded them that basic education is free and compulsory for all children within the school age in the state by virtue of Governor Kayode Fayemi’s Executive Order 1 of 2018 and the State Universal Basic Education Act.
According to her, the governor had mandated ESUBEB to ensure that no child was sent away from school on account of non-payment of fees.
She emphasized that: “It is a gross violation of the Universal Basic Education Act for pupils to be charged fees under any guise.”
Aladejana explained that the…
Source: Thisday Newspaper
