The Kaduna State Government has banned all social events, weddings and entertainment in public school premises.
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education Yusuf Saleh said the move followed complaints and demands from citizens to construct, renovate, or fix one facility or the other in schools and to also protect infrastructure from vandals.
He explained that for a long time some of the schools were being used for all kinds of activities, and at the end of the day, school facilities were being vandalised.
Saleh said a circular had already been sent to all the Principals and Head Teachers in secondary and primary schools, directing them to stop giving out school premises for events and social gatherings. He added that some of the schools do not have fences, stressing that plans were underway to construct perimeter fences in all schools across the state.
The Permanent Secretary noted that the ministry is also strengthening partnership and collaboration with the Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs and Kaduna State Vigilant Service, to provide the needed security in schools.
Reacting to the development, Citizens Co-Chair, Kaduna Basic Education Accountability Mechanism Tijjani Aliyu, commended the state government for responding to citizens’ call to protect school facilities. He said, the move will, reduce the level of destruction of school facilities due to social events being hosted in school premises.
