Day: 16 August 2016
Gov’t Shuts Down 10 Private Secondary Schools in the NW, 6 of them from Bui
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The Minister of Secondary Education, Jean Ernest Ngalle Bibehe Masséna has ordered the closure of some 71 private secondary schools in Cameroon, 10 of which are from the North West region.
According to a communiqué singed on August 12, 2016, Minster Jean Ernest Ngalle Bibehe Masséna faults the schools for “functioning clandestinely and the non-respect of procedures in the creation of schools”.
A source at North West Regional delegation of Secondary Education also hinted that the non-respect of labour and social security legislation, low wages and the non-payment of taxes also triggered the closure.
Of the 10 schools in the North West, seven are from Bui Division, two from Mezam and one from Ngoketunjia.
This recent move by Jean Ernest Ngalle Bibehe Masséna comes barely weeks after he fired some key Directors and Sub-Directors in the Ministry who had allegedly formed a corrupt cabal specialised in the promotion and transfer of teachers.
Because of the falling standards in Education and the rampant corruption in MINSEC, President Biya mandated Ngalle Bibehe to clean the filthy house and dismantle the corruption networks before it infects young Cameroonians, who have been placed under the Ministry to be formed both morally and intellectually.
The on-going sweeping and unprecedented changes is to achieve this objective. The MINSEC boss took Principals by storm when he suspended the annual Regional transfer of teachers, which Regional Delegates have reportedly transform the exercise into money-making ventures.
As the on-going cleaning continues, the Minister has ordered all Principals of Government Secondary and High schools to suspend admission of new students into Form 1 and Lower sixth until August 15. Though no official reason was given by the Minister for the decision, sources say Minister Ngalle Bibehe will publish the list promoting and transferring Principals and Vice Principals very soon.
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