“My Children Attend Public Schools In Nigeria” – Ebonyi Gov Nwifuru

By Ayodele Oni

Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, has revealed in a social media post that he remains the only governor in Nigeria that put all his children in public schools in the country.

The governor in the post, promised to re position education in the state and provide those things that are lacking here that is making those big men to always send their children abroad for studies.

He also stated that his colleagues at the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, (NGF) reaction to this was somehow funny when he told them.

In the post, Nwifuru stated that “I am the only Governor in Nigeria presently that all his children are schooling in the country and not even beyond Southeast!

“3 in Ebonyi and 2 in Enugu. Their biggest school fees is N35, 000 and when I told them in the Nigeria Governors’ forum, all were surprised and felt sober.

“Some Commissioners in my Government has schools they are paying over 2 Million naira per term for their children, but I can’t imagine myself paying such amount that’s more than 5 Million per term  for my children.

“Where will I get the money to continue paying for their school fees after my temporary tenure as a Governor? I don’t want to develop blood pressure during the time I should be resting.

“We must have to join hands together and reposition educational system in the country such that we can bring down those things that are lacking here that is making those big men to always send their children abroad for studies and I must make sure it starts from Ebonyi State.”