Ekiti government checks over- billing of parents
Taiwo Owoeye
As part of efforts to check over-billing of parents by owners of private primary and secondary schools in Ekiti State, government has mandated them to clearly define items on the bills they are given parents to pay in respect of their children.
According to the State government, no school owner should hide under the guise of paying the mandatory Education Levy to the government to exploit parents or charge parents more than N500 per term for students in primary school and N1000 per term for students in secondary school.
To help parents check any erring on school owners, parents complaint section has been set up in the Ministry of Education where violators of government orders should be reported to.
The State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, gave this directive at a meeting with some concerned parents at the Governor’s office, in Ado-Ekiti.
