The Kano State Private and Voluntary Institutions Management Board (KSPVIB) has revealed that out of over 6,000 private and voluntary institutions in the state only 2,800 are duly registered hence the board’s resolve to file court cases against private schools operating illegally.
This was disclosed by the Executive Secretary of the board, Comrade Baba Abubakar Umar during a media chat in Kano. According to him the board will work in collaboration with the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti Corruption Commission (PCACC) and Kano state ministry of justice to prosecute defaulting private schools.
“There are schools in Kano that are not registered, some are registered but their registration has expired and there are those that do not even want to get registered at all. I designed a form where I invited school owners in Kano to come for revalidation and discussion. When I issued the forms I realised that we have about six to seven thousand private and voluntary schools within that period; those who have returned their forms are not more than 2,800,” he said.
Umar explained that out of the total number of private and voluntary schools in Kano only about 2,800 are duly registered.
The executive secretary maintained that the board had also set an agenda to address issues related to school fees increment without due process, imposing purchase of books, cardigan and unnecessary and irrelevant materials.
“I have realised that most of the proprietors are willing to come to terms with the government, while others are not willing to abide by the law,”
He noted that since assuming office as the executive secretary of KSPVIB, not a single private school has paid the required 10 per cent of tuition fees to the government as stipulated by the law.
“Some are paying below 5 per cent because the economy is bad; schools and parents are complaining. That is why I am approaching the exercise with compassion. For schools that are defying and are willing, we will look at their errors and advise them to correct their mistakes before taking legal action,” he concluded.
