Why I have not enrolled my children in public school, Commissioner for Education explains
Commend Kwara Must Change for advocacy_
POLITICS DIGEST- In furtherance to Kwara Must Change’s advocacy for public officials to invest faith in public institutions by enrolling their children in public institutions, the group paid advocacy visit to Hadjia Sa’adat Moddibo Kawu, the Kwara State Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development.
In a no hold bare engagement, the team led by the Convener, AbdulRazaq Hamzat explained that the group embarked on the advocacy with the intent of ensuring that public officials become number one champion of policies and programmes that are churned out to the public by the government.
In his submissions, Hamzat observed that, “there is no way the nation can move forward when those charged with the responsibility of overseeing the affairs of a section of the government apparatus wash their hands off the outcome of their activities.
Hamzat added that, the only way forward for Kwara State education is for those in charge of the day-to-day activities of the sector to enrol their children in public school and be partakers in the sharing of the accrued benefits.
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In his words “society wouldn’t move forward when those at the top echelon of governance and administration shy away from patronizing the products of their efforts, which forms the basis of their drawing emoluments from the public till”
“Public officials must lead the way in taking ownership of government ideas, institutions and policies and become number one consumer of the product”
Responding, the Kwara State Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Hadjia Sa’adat Moddibo Kawu thanked the team for the courtesy call, which she described as timely and germane.
She remniscesed on her experience when she took over her first appointment as a Commissioner in Kwara state.
In her words “my plan was to withdraw my children to Kwara State but the issue of tenureship put a wedge on the decision”.
She added that, the best bet is for public officials to enrol their children in public schools but the unpredictable nature of public offices may make it a bit difficult and cumbersome.
While appreciating the efforts of the group, she maintained that Kwara Must Change’s investment in good governance and making of a new Kwara will forever be appreciated.
While thanking the Commissioner for the hospitality to the team despite the short notice, AbdulRazaq emphasises the need for all hands to be on deck to ensure the repositioning of education in the interest of the generation unborn.
