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A'IBOM GROUP CALLS FOR INDEPENDENT PROBE INTO STATE OF BOARDING SCHOOLS


By Julius Nsikak 


Founder/President of Open Forum Care for Humanity Foundation, Citizen Matthew Okono


The Founder/President of Open Forum Care for Humanity Foundation, Citizen Matthew Koffi Okono (MKO), has urged Governor Umo Eno to expedite the reconstitution of an independent committee to investigate the deplorable state of boarding schools in Akwa Ibom State.


This call, he  made during a press conference held at the Open Forum Centre, 128 Aka Etinan Road, Uyo, on Saturday, 30 November 2024, stating that the conference is aimed to generate ideas and propose workable measures to revamp the state's education sector.


Citizen Okono expressed disappointment over the recent embarrassment at the Presbyterian Senior Science College in Ididep, Akwa Ibom State, where the school was sanctioned for poor feeding of its boarding students.


He recalled that the state government had suspended the school's principal, Mr. Nse Sunday Umoh, pending an investigation into the matter. 


Citizen Okono advocated for the dissolution of the committee set up by the Akwa Ibom Education Ministry, recommending instead the adoption of the Akwa Ibom Road Map, which would provide a fair and impartial assessment of the issues affecting boarding schools in the state.


He argued that the Ministry of Education, under the Commissioner, Mrs Idongesit Etiebet, should not have constituted an investigation committee, as this contravenes the principle of natural justice. 


"It is well stated in legal parlance that 'Nemo Judex Incausa Sua' (No man should be a judge in his own case or cause)," he said.


Citizen Okono emphasised the need for a holistic approach to addressing fundamental issues and proposed the establishment of a committee to regularly supervise hostels in boarding schools across the state.

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