Bauchi Gov’t constitutes Taskforce Committee to check the activities of Private Schools.
Commissioners of Education, Religious Affairs and Societal Reorientation, Chairman State Assembly Committee on Education alongside other members of the Taskforce Committee in a group Photograph.
By Abubakar Baba Ahmad.
Bauchi State Government has constituted a Taskforce Committee to address the problems associated with the proliferation of unregistered Private Schools and non-compliance with the state guidelines.
Inaugurating the Committee, the State Commissioner of Education Dr Jamila Dahiru said the decision followed a town hall meeting convened with proprietors of such schools, their association and other stakeholders to constitute the committee in the state.
She said the terms of reference of the Committee include identification of unregistered schools in the state, inspection visit to the affected schools, instant judgment through a mobile court, and tracking of compliance.
According to her, the committee is also empowered to take any action towards enhancing compliance to Private Schools Guidelines and Co-opting of any person that may assist in discharging its assignment.
The Committee has the Commissioner Religious Affairs and Societal Reorientation Alhaji Yakubu Hamza and Permanent Secretary SUBEB as Co- Chairmen, Chairman State Assembly Committee on Education Member, the 20 Local Education Secretaries as Members, 3 Directors each from the ministry of education and SUBEB as Members, 2 State Chairpersons of National Association of Proprietors of Schools NAPSS and Association of Private School Owners of Nigeria APSON as members, State Chairpersons of SBMC and PTA members.
Others are representatives of ministries of Religious Affairs, Women Affairs, Justice, Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Information and Communication, Home Security and Internal Affairs (Security Personnel) – members, representatives from 6 Emirate Councils, while the Head of Private Schools would serve as Secretary.
