Anambra Primary School Sells Prefect Nomination Form for N5,000, Govt Slams Sanctions
Education
By Our Correspondent
A primary school in Anambra, Blossom Fount School, has been caught in a web of corruption after allegedly asking each pupil aspiring to become the head prefect in the primary section to pay a fee of N5,000.
As a consequence, the Anambra State Government has imposed a one-month sanction on the school.
According to the Commissioner for Education, Prof Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, the practice is a deeply troubling attempt to commercialize student leadership and exploit children’s ambitions for financial gain.
She described the act as amounting to “selling the psyche of the children to the highest bidder from the cradle.”
Chuma-Udeh strongly condemned the act and reiterated that such conduct is not tolerated under the administration of Governor Chukwuma Soludo, which is committed to upholding integrity and fairness within the education system.
An investigation has been launched into the school’s broader management practices.
According to a reliable source, additional sanctions may be applied based on the investigation’s findings to ensure accountability and deter similar incidents across the state’s schools.
