The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr. Nyesom Wike, has directed the immediate rehabilitation and upgrade of Government Secondary School, Kabusa.
The directive was issued on Tuesday during the inauguration of a 9.8-kilometre road construction project from Kabusa to Takushara, held at the school’s permanent site.
Wike described the current state of the school building as unsuitable for delivering quality education to students.
He assured residents of the area that the facility would be upgraded to meet acceptable standards, enabling it to provide quality education for children in the FCT.
“Is this a school? I will not lie to you; I will not accept this as a school for our children to have quality education,” Wike said. “I am, therefore, directing the immediate upgrading of the school for our children to get the best of education.”
The minister emphasized the need for the FCT Administration (FCTA) to be proud of its schools and promised that the rehabilitation would meet high standards.
In addition, Wike condemned the practice of forcing students to line up under the sun to welcome government officials.
“It is not in our culture, and this will be the last time to see this happen,” he said. “Nobody should bring students out of their school to line up on the road.
We will not accept where our students are subjected to this.
I want to appeal to the principals of all our schools not to allow this to happen again. Our children deserve the best.”
He directed his Chief of Staff, Mr. Chidi Amadi, to collaborate with the FCTA’s Director of Procurement to finalize the modalities for the school’s rehabilitation.
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