The Anambra State Government has vowed to sanction no fewer than 2,000 unaccredited schools operating in the state, warning that they risk closure if they fail to obtain necessary approvals and accreditation.
The state Commissioner for Information, Sir Paul Nwosu, in a press statement on Thursday, stated that the affected schools were discovered to be operating illegally across the 21 local government areas of the state during the state’s recent evaluation of accredited schools.
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Nwosu said, “The government of Anambra State is concerned that about 2,000 unaccredited/unapproved schools are operating across the 21 local government areas in the state. This is unacceptable, given the priority that Governor Chukwuma Soludo, a first-class academic himself, has accorded quality education.”
He added that the state government has directed all the affected schools to obtain the requirements for proper accreditation and registration from the Anambra State Ministry of Education and take immediate steps to comply before the resumption of schools.
“Failure to do this will attract dire sanctions and risk of closure,” he warned.
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The commissioner noted that the list of approved schools will be made available to the Education Departments of the Local Governments through the Transition Committee Chairmen for easy access.
Recall that the state Commissioner for Education, Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, had last week warned parents in the state to enroll their children in only government-approved schools, vowing that they would be liable as accomplices in prosecution if they failed to do so.
