• To prosecute defaulting parents, guardians
The Abia state government has said all students, irrespective of their states of origin, will receive free education up to the secondary school level, starting from January 2025. The free education will run from primary one to Junior Secondary School three in all public schools.
The Commissioner for Information, Prince Okey Kanu, disclosed this while briefing the press after the State Executive Council meeting. He said that parents and guardians who flouted the new policy would face prosecution.
He said from January 2025, parents and guardians who fail to send their children or wards to school will face legal consequences. Kanu emphasised that non-compliance with the education directive will be treated as a punishable offence.
“In line with the Abia Child’s Rights Law 2006, it’s now an offence for parents not to send their…
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