The Rivers state Ministry of Education has called on private schools to comply strictly with the directive of the state government that schools should vacate for the third term 2020/2021 academic session on the 10th of September 2021, saying anyone found culpable will be sanctioned.
In a statement issued in Port Harcourt and signed by Sir Chidi Adiele, the Permanent Secretary, stated that officials of the Ministry of Education shall be deployed to seal up schools that vacate before the approved closing date.
The statement read in parts; “It has come to the attention of the Rivers State Ministry of Education that some private schools in the state are planning to vacate for the 3rd term 2020/2021 academic session on the 20th Of August in flagrant disobedience of the state government’s approved school calendar”.
“In the released calendar approved by His Excellency, Governor Nyesom Wike in August 2020, schools are to vacate for the third term 2020/2021 academic session on the 10th of September 2021. Thus, schools are to vacate on the approved date”.
“For the avoidance of doubt, any private school that vacates before the approved closing date shall face appropriate sanctions and fines payable directly to the State government through the ICT Department”..
“By this notice, private schools are informed to adhere strictly to this directive. Officials of the state Ministry of Education shall be deployed to seal up schools that vacate before the approved closing date”.
