FCT minister frowns at unclean school environment
The Minister of the FCT, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, has frowned at unkempt environments at some schools, and has charged principals and head teachers to maintain clean school environment at all times. The minister who made unscheduled visit to some schools in the FCT, alongside Chairman of the FCT Secondary Education Board, Alhaji Musa Yahaya, […]
FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, and education officials inspect schools over the weekend
The Minister of the FCT, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, has frowned at unkempt environments at some schools, and has charged principals and head teachers to maintain clean school environment at all times.
The minister who made unscheduled visit to some schools in the FCT, alongside Chairman of the FCT Secondary Education Board, Alhaji Musa Yahaya, and other officials of the board, expressed dissatisfaction on the sanitary conditions of one of the schools.
The minister who expressed dissatisfaction at the state of affairs in the schools wondered why the schools’ environments were not kept clean, and said that environmental sanitation in a school premises should be a daily affair.
He also charged the school heads to be proactive in the management of their schools, saying minor repairs within the schools could be carried out by the heads without necessarily resorting to the board for approval.
Malam Bello also directed that proper toilet hygiene should be maintained, saying open defecation would not be tolerated anywhere in the FCT.
He also directed that open spaces immediately bordering the perimeter fences of all schools in the FCT should be devoid of any kind of trading or business activity for the safety of the pupils and students, and added that school heads should ensure the removal of illegal structures and sanitation of such areas.
While commending the Principal of the Junior Secondary School, Dutse Sagbayi, Dr. Funsho Oba, for maintaining cleanliness of the land bordering his school, Malam Bello advised that school heads should be innovative and creative in ensuring that students participated actively in keeping their schools clean.
The minister said, “You can organise a competition among them and say the minister will come at the end of the term and give a prize. That way, they will be motivated.”