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Ajadi Urges Govt, Private Schools To Stop Frequent Change Of Textbooks For Students As Schools Resume
As schools resume across most states in Nigeria, a chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in the South West, Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo, has cautioned both the government and private schools against frequent and unnecessary change of textbooks every academic session.
Ajadi, a businessman and philanthropist, expressed concern over the economic strain on parents, stating that many families are already struggling under the weight of the current economic hardship.
He noted that in the past.it was a common practice for younger siblings to reuse textbooks passed down from older ones, a practice that helped ease financial burdens on households.
Ajadi said in a statement on Monday that, “the attitude of both private and government schools in changing textbooks every term has forced parents to continuously buy new books every term for different classes.
“During our time, siblings were using textbooks of their elders. I am urging the government to stop changing textbooks every term or year, parents are groaning in pains.
“I called on the Minister of Education and the state governors to stop this habit as parents are going through hell economically. I also call on the governments; both at the state and the Federal levels, to subsidise textbooks to help parents.
“I pity parents who are forced to buy different sets of textbooks for their children every term. This should not be happening,” Ajadi said.
He called on the government to intervene by subsidising textbooks for students as a way of supporting families and promoting access to education amid economic difficulties.
—-Kunle Bakare
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