NAPPS Chairman denies accusing Ebonyi govt of recruiting cultists to shutdown schools

By, Uchenna Okeh Abakaliki 

The Chairman of the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS), Ebonyi State Chapter, Mr Felix Nomeh, has denied accusing the ministry of education of recruiting cultists to shutdown schools in the state.

The Nations News report that, Nomeh had earlier been quoted to have allegedly accused the state government, through the ministry of education of recruiting cultists to shutdown over eighty schools in the 13 LGAs of the state.

Nomeh who made this known in a statement issued to newsmen in Abakaliki, said there was no deployment of cultists into the committee set up by the ministry of education to close down substandard and illegal schools in the state.

He, however commended the committee for its commitment to duty and dedication to upholding the new education policies of the Ebonyi State Government.

He clarified that his previous statement was made in error, noting that further investigation revealed that those who allegedly attacked and threatened him were not members of the government’s committee.

According to him, “I have come to realize that the suspects who threatened to kill me were not part of the committee. I regret my earlier comments against the committee and its members.”

Nomeh tendered an unreserved apology to the committee and the Ministry of Education, assuring the government of NAPPS’s readiness to cooperate fully in ensuring that all substandard and illegal schools are eradicated from the state.

His retraction followed a warning from the Commissioner for Primary and Secondary Education, Illang Donatus, who had urged him to substantiate his earlier allegations or face legal action.

“After careful verification, the hoodlums who attacked me have been identified, and they were never part of the committee,” Nomeh added.

He applauded the committee for its professionalism and reaffirmed NAPPS’s support for the ongoing reforms in the state’s education sector.