The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has debunked claims that it has increased the fees for public boarding schools in the territory, News About Nigeria reports.
The Secretary of Education Secretariat, FCTA, Dr. Danlami Hayyo, stated this while speaking to newsmen in Abuja on Thursday.
He noted that contrary to the rumour of an increment in school fees, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has approved the increase in the feeding allowances for boarding schools due to the rising cost of food items.
The secretary also denied the claim that some parents have withdrawn their children from public boarding schools in the FCT.
According to him, FCT public boarding schools are positioned to provide quality education at an affordable cost and within the means of parents.
“I don’t think there is someone who will remove his children or his son from public school as a result of the feeding cost; I doubt much.
“In fact, in Abuja, so many parents are removing their children from private schools to public schools because of the quality of education the public schools provide.
“There is a high number of enrolments in public schools in Abuja currently and we are trying to bridge the infrastructural gap to accommodate more pupils and students,” he said.
Recall that some parents had claimed that the FCT Administration increased school fees for students in FCT public boarding schools.
They claimed that the fee was increased from between N29,000 and N32,000 to N47,000, a development they claimed had forced some parents to withdraw their children from boarding schools to day schools.
