In a related development,
Anambra State Chapter of The South East All Progressives Congress, APC, Young Progressives Forum have expressed displeasure over the declaration of free education in Anambra by Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo, saying that free education for public schools has been in existence for a long time.
The Governor flagged off ‘free and qualitative education across all government owned nursery, primary and junior secondary school classes in Anambra State’, which will eliminate all fees, dues and levies running into several thousands hitherto being paid by students in these basic education classes .
In a statement signed by the Convener Paschal Candle and State Coordinator, Comrade Michael Chibuzo, the group also wondered why it took the Governor almost two years of being in office to stop the practice that was in existence when he came into office , not minding that pupils in 1-6 and JSS 1-3 that were not meant to pay any fees were made to pay illegal fees in violation of the law.
Following that, the group has
tasked Governor Soludo to give specific definition to the scope of the free basic education he reintroduced for the sake of accountability and transparency.
The South East APC Young Progressives Forum also stated that the state should consider creating more schools in view of the ever expanding population across the state and the need for more standard public schools to cater for the qualitative education needs of the growing population in many cities, towns and villages.
They also appealed to ndi Anambra State and civil society organisations to step up vigilance and demand for basic accountability and transparency from the Anambra State government on this issue of free education declaration.
