lawmakers Kick against  factionalization of NAPPS in C’River 

— -bows  to merge the Association Into One 

From Ene Asuquo Calabar 

The Cross River State House of Assembly, CRHA, Committee on education led by Martins Achadu has kicked against factionalization of the Cross River State branch of National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools ( NAPPS ) in the state.

The committee made the remarks during NAPPS stakeholders’ engagement  with  Cross River State House of Assembly Committee on Education which took place  at the mini auditorium of the state House of Assembly complex, Calabar yesterday

Achadu stated that what is a priority to the committee is to ensure that no child due for WAEC is deprived of the opportunity to sit for the examination because of crises in the  Proprietors of Private Schools association.

The committee asked the state ministry of Education to allow proprietors of private schools to go ahead with registration of students due for WAEC without necessarily obtaining clearance from any of the  NAPPS factions before being allowed to register their students.

The law makers stated that arrangements is in top gear to convene another stakeholders meeting in two weeks time to brainstorm with members of the association and ensure that all the factions are merged as one indivisible entity.

” The permanent Secretary, in the meantime should please liase with the ministry of Education and ensure that any private school coming to register for WAEC, allow them to register, because as it stands now , we are taking both factions of the association to surgical room. “They are undergoing proper surgery.

“Please allow everyone who who come to you for WAEC registration. Disregard this issue of NAPPS registration fee for now so that we don’t hurt ourselves because of NAPPS registration fee receipt and clearance.

Also  speaking, House  of Assembly committee on Education and member representing Ikom one  State constituency in the Cross River State House of Assembly, Samuel Neji-Abang,  called for calm urged the warning factions to sheath  thier swords pending outcome of the committee ‘s final report.

In his remarks factional president of NAAPS in the state Sir Godwin Okwu, chastised the immediate past Exco of the association for leading the association as of it were their private estate that isn’t accountable to members of the association.

Okwu  urged  the  state  ministry of education not to allow any of the factions of NAPPS  collect   levies from proprietors of schools on the ministry ‘s  behalf but advised the ministry to directly collect levies meant for government by themselves during registration of students in 2025 West African Examination Council WAEC.

“We had a leadership that spent whole  nine years on the saddle with no statement of account despite levy collection and refusing to be accountable to members..

“The ministry might not know what we are   passing through. We are not troublesome. We want to work with the ministry. If they is any information on what we should do give it to us we will do to enable us work with the ministry and not these faction.

But the factional leader of NAPPS in the state, Pastor Abraham Osok who reacted to the issue in a telephone conversation stated that even though he has chosen to reserve his comment on certain issues, he remain in charge as NAPPS president in the state .