No School Should Operate Illegally In Osun State – Funke Egbemode

Osun State Government has come out to say that it would not hesitate to punish private school owners who wish to take advantage of the partial reopening of schools in the state.

The state’s Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Funke Egbemode revealed this recently.

According to her, the government is aware of the move by some private school owners hiding under the opening of schools for the conduct of West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE) to start regular school programme.

She added that any school caught after this warning would face the full wrath of the law.

Her words, “Osun State Government has it on good authority that some private schools are planning to reopen under the cover of the partial reopening of schools to students in exit classes for the purpose of writing the West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE).

“Doing this would be illegal, an infraction and a flagrant disregard for the guidelines of both the State and Federal Government.

“The Federal Government has approved neither the reopening of all schools nor the resumption of all students. The partial reopening applies only to schools that have registered for WASSCE, and students in SS3 classes who will be sitting for the exams beginning from August 17. By implication, only 188 schools and 13,177 students that have been duly registered for WASSCE in the State are licensed by the State and Federal Government’s guidelines.

“Any private school not registered for WASSCE found operating under the cover of the partial reopening, will face the full force of the law”.