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From Emmanuel Adeyemi, Lokoja
The Kogi State Commissioner of Education, Science and Technology, Wemi Jones, has said it is now an offence for any school-age child to hawk or roam the streets during school hours, saying such a child will be arrested and his parent or guardian prosecuted for not allowing the child to go to school.
The education commissioner who said the Governor Yahaya Bello administration placed much premium on education said in a bid to ensure that every child goes to school in the state, the Kogi Education Law has been enacted to guide and regulate the education sector
The commissioner said there was no basis for any parent not to allow his child to go to school as the government has invested heavily in education and warned that any school-age child seen hawking or roaming the streets during school hours would be arrested and the parents prosecuted for violating the education law of the state.
He disclosed this to newsmen on Wednesday after a tour of education facilities at the newly constructed ultra-modern GYB Model Science Secondary School, Adankolo in Lokoja
Meanwhile, Wemi Jones said the state government has concluded arrangements to employ a total of 3,979 teachers to beef up the quality and quantity of teachers in secondary schools across the state.
He disclosed that the model science schools are located across the three senatorial zones of the state to increase access to government-funded education as a reprieve for parents and their wards.
The commissioner added that as part of Governor Bello’s commitment to quality and accessible education, he established Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara, which he said has since commenced lectures.
He assured that the university would absorb the students seeking higher education in sciences, technology and medicine, as the National Universities Commission (NUC) has accredited several courses.
Hon Wemi Jones explained that Prince Abubakar Audu University, Ayingba and the Teaching Hospital have been developed and equipped for conductive and thorough learning and teaching.
Meanwhile, the Chairman, Nigeria Union of Journalists, Kogi State Council, Adeiza Momojimoh, commended the state government for its wonderful achievement in the education sector.
He however noted with dissatisfaction, the government’s inability to carry along the working journalists in the state which he said has kept the citizens in the dark and said as critical stakeholders, the government should not neglect the press.
