PDP To Ganduje: Due Process Should Be Followed To Revalidate Private School Licences

Kano State chapter of  the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, told Governor Abdullahi Ganduje led administration that due process be followed in the review and revalidation of operational licences of private schools in the state.

This was as the party said that already there is a standard procedure provided by the law establishing the private school board developed by the previous administration of Sen. Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso.

The party Chairman, Shehu Sagagi in a statement made available to newsmen in the state cautioned the Governor against using the exercise to extort the proprietors.

Sagagi said, “On reforming the private education, the PDP therefore advised Kano State government under the leadership of Abdullahi Umar Ganduje to follow the necessary due process in accordance with law establishing Kano state Private School Board which regulates the activities of all non-public schools in the state.

“We learnt that Governor Ganduje has withdrawn the operating licence of all private schools in the state, with all sense of humility and patriotism, despite the importance of reforming the private education sub-sector which has been long overdue, we will like to caution the state government not to use this opportunity to extort money from the proprietors of private schools in the state.

Sagagi applauded the efforts of security agencies for their swift response in investigating, arresting and arraigning the kidnapper and killer of Kano school girl Hanifa Abubakar.

“The party wishes to acknowledge the successful operation that led to the arrest of the suspected culprit Abdulmalik Tanko and his cohorts through strategic intelligence gathering and tactical security operation.

Recall that the Kano State government had on Monday revoked operational licence of all private schools in the state following the gruesome murder of the school girl, Hanifa Abubakar.