Mohammed Shosanya
The Kano State government has revoked certificates of all private schools operating in the state with immediate effect.
The special adviser to the State Governor on Private and Voluntary Institutions, Baba Abubakar Umar, who said this on Saturday quoted his boss as saying this during a meeting with the proprietors of the private schools in the state.
According to him, Umar said all the schools were expected to collect new registration forms to fill for new certificates to be issued.
He explained that this was part of the state government’s commitment towards sanitising the private school operations and ensuring adherence to established laws and guidelines.
He implored the proprietors to pay their 10 per cent tax to the government as at when due for the progress of the sector, adding that his return to the position of managing the private schools should not lead to intimidation as he doesn’t have intention to victimise anyone.
He maintained his resolve for shutting any school that violates the operational laws of the state ranging from equipment, environment of operation, curriculum and academic calendar while revealing that a software had been developed to address all concerns from the government, school proprietors, parents and even job seekers in private schools.
