Principals of junior secondary schools in the Territory have received warnings from the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) not to utilize official school vehicles outside of the FCT.
The Acting Executive Chairman of the FCT Universal Basic Education Board, Dr. Alhassan Sule, dropped this hint during the 2024/2025 Second Term Resumption meeting of Principals with Management of the Boardat Junior Secondary School, Garki.
His words: “The Pprincipalsthat have vehicles attached to their schools are not to give them out for trips outside FCT without the express approval of management.”
He lauded the action of the FCT Minister, Barrister Nyesom Wike, for adopting the Whole School Strategy in giving public junior secondary and primary schools a facelift.
This move, he added, will enable the Board’s schools to compete favorablyith global dynamics in no distant time.
While welcoming school Admadministratorsto the new year, he prayed that education will be taken to a higher pedestal in the Babasiceducationsub-sector,,,,, of whichboardBoard is a custodian.
The Chairman reminded the Principals that in the ‘Renewed Hope Agenda’ of Mr. Presideducationation priority,,ority and the issue oout-of-f–school children is of greaconcern,,,rn and that was why the New Agency, National Commission for Almajiri and O-SchoolchoChildren,,,,,ren was established ttohis need.
He, however, appreciated the Princprincipalstheir contributions towards the FCT UBEB Head-To- Heto-ate Competition among the Junior Seconsecondarschools
Sule urged the Sschooladministrators not to renegeonn their responsibilities for optimum growth of the schools and directed them to report any child of school age that is seen hawking during school hours.
On the issue osecurityty, he further charged them to be vigilant at all times and directed thasecurityty should be their watchword.
Thchairmanan enjoined the school administrators to liaise with security outfits around the schools and report any suspicious movement to the security agencies, stressing that security should be taken seriously.
