The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has said it will hold principals and school administrators responsible for any low turnout of students in public schools.

The Secretary of the FCTA Education Secretariat, Dr Danlami Hayyo, dropped the warning when he led the management team of the secretariat for the 2024 second-term resumption visitation and inspection to select schools in the Territory.

Though satisfied with the turnout of students in the schools visited, the Secretary, however, warned that the administration will not take it likely with any school found to record low student turnout, as such development, he said, translates to failure on the part of the school authority.

The Secretary therefore vowed to replace such school administrators saying, “I like to call the attention of the teachers to continue with their dedication to duty, because we’re not going to leave any stone unturn. When we discover a school whereby teachers are ready but students are not present or the turnout of the students is low, definitely we are going to change the administration of the school. We are going to bring someone capable hands that can lead.”

Hayyo, stressed that education is a priority of the current administration and so will ensure they protect the sanctity of the sector.

“Like I said earlier, one of the priorities of the minister is education. We can’t wait until the minister sees something bad before we take action, definitely, we are going to curb the problem,” he added.

Earlier, the Secretary and his team visited select schools where they expressed satisfaction over the turnout of students and teachers in both public and private schools on the first day of school resumption for the second term of the 2023/2024 academic session.

Some of the schools visited include Government Science and Technical College, GSTC, Area 3, Government Secondary School, Tundun-Wada, Junior Secondary School Wuse Zone 6, Glisten Group of Schools, Jahi.

According to the Secretary, “The turnout for the first day of resumption is encouraging. I expected to see a low attendance rate considering the Christmas and New Year break since alot of students travelled with their families out of Abuja. Fortunately for us, almost all the students are back and are ready for learning.” (Tribune)

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