The Ogun State chapter of the All Nigeria Confederation of Principals of Secondary Schools (ANCOPSS) has said that Governor Ibikunle Amosun's efforts in transforming the secondary education in the state may fail if the administration fails to address certain statutory financial and other issues confronting the sector.
Arising from its 33rd Annual Congress held at the weekend at The Bells University of Technology in Ota, the principals demanded that the state government should consider immediate release of the outstanding examination administration grants to secondary schools in order to prevent further mass failure of students in public examinations.
In the communiqué issued after the meeting, ANCOPSS appealed to the House of Assembly to give appropriate legislation to back the appointment of Principal Generals so that the governor's efforts aimed at rebuilding the education sector in the state may not suffer setback.
ANCOPSS lamented that many of its members had been assaulted by suppliers over their inability to pay up debts incurred in the running costs of the secondary schools which spanned the period of second and third terms in 2012/2013 and first term of 2013/2014 academic session.