Governor Nasir El-Rufa’i of Kaduna State on Monday enrolled his
six-year-old child, Abubakar into primary one in Capital School
Malali, Kaduna, a public school, in fulfilment of a promise he made
in 2017.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that El-Rufa’i had in a
state broadcast in December 2017, promised to enrol his child in a
public school when he turns six years.
“The move is part of reforms to revamp public schools in the
state to make them more competitive.
“We are determined to fix public education and raise their
standards so that private education will become only a luxury.
“As we make progress, we will require our senior officials to
enrol their children in public schools.
“And I will by personal example ensure that my son that will be
six years of age in 2019 will be enrolled in a public school in
Kaduna State, by God’s grace,” El-Rufa’i had said.
Briefing newsmen shortly after he enrolled the child, El-Rufa’i
explained that it was a commitment that had been fulfilled.
“I made that commitment because I believe that it is only when
all political leaders have their children in public schools that we
will pay due attention to quality of public education.
“I went to a public school like this. In fact, the school I went
to is not as good as this one, but here I am, because of the
quality teaching I got.
“My intention is to ensure that all our public schools offer
quality education, and so we are encouraging all our senior public
servants to send their children to public schools.
“Once the public schools are improved to a point they are nearly
as good or even better than private schools, no one will waste his
money taking his child to private school,” he said.
Ummi El-Rufa’i, the mother of the child said: “I am glad that we
are able to send a strong message to our leaders and the elites,
that we need to start making things work from within our homes.
“By the time we start attending public hospitals and send our
children to public schools, the system will get better. This is a
very huge step.”
On his part, the little child said: “I am sad that I will miss
my old school, my friends and my teachers. But I have to help my
father keep his promise.”
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