By Press Release
The principal of Presbyterian Senior Science College, Ididep, Ibiono Ibom Local Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Dr Nse Sunday Umoh, has been suspended over an alleged poor feeding of students of the school.
The state Commissioner for Education, Mrs Idongesit Etiebet, who announced this in a statement in Uyo on Saturday, said the suspension was in the wake of a viral video where the students were seen eating unpalatable and non-nutritious meals.
Etiebet, while condemning the act, ordered a full investigation into the incident as well as the state of boarding facilities in the school and the other 25 boarding secondary schools across the state.
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Acccording to her, the investigation will focus on hostels, dining halls, recreation areas, menus, kitchens, and sanitary facilities, and will be jointly overseen by the permanent secretaries of the Ministry of Education and the State Secondary Education Board.
“Following the very disturbing video where students were fed with unpalatable and nutritious meals at Presbyterian Senior Science College, Ididep, I paid an unscheduled visit to the school. I have directed a comprehensive investigation into the state of boarding facilities in the school and the other 25 boarding secondary schools across the state.
“Consequently, I have also directed the immediate suspension of the principal of the school, Dr NSE Sunday Umoh, pending the outcome of the investigation.
“The Ministry is committed to ensuring that all public school facilities meet irreducible minimum standards that uphold the well-being of both learners and staff,” Etiebet said.
The commissioner said though the free education policy of the state government covers tuition fees only and not boarding fees, the welfare and dignity of all students, especially those in public schools, remain a priority to government, appealing to parents to support their children.
