Ekiti to Charge Parents for not "Sending their Child to School"

EKITI State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has disclosed that about 10.5 million children of school age are being denied access to education in Nigeria, warning that any parent found perpetrating such act in Ekiti will be prosecuted.

Making the statement Thursday while flagging off the registration of primary school pupils for the 2013/2014 academic session, he noted that the state has the least number of children drop out across the country and would not relent until all Ekiti children are enrolled in schools.

Fayemi, who personally registered some pupils at St. Peter’s RCMP Primary School, Emure, reminded parents of the Child Rights Law and Universal Basic Education Law, which forbid parents from sending their children to hawk during school hours.

Fayemi, who described education as the right of every child, vowed that his government would not allow any parent to deny children of school age education, which he said, is free to secondary level.