{"id":4277,"date":"2011-12-01T23:48:20","date_gmt":"2011-12-01T23:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/12\/minister-blames-decline-in-unity-colleges-on-principals\/"},"modified":"2011-12-01T23:48:20","modified_gmt":"2011-12-01T23:48:20","slug":"minister-blames-decline-in-unity-colleges-on-principals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/12\/01\/minister-blames-decline-in-unity-colleges-on-principals\/","title":{"rendered":"Minister blames decline in Unity colleges on principals"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"92\">\n<p>KANO\u2014 Minister of State for Education, Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, has said the general decline in infrastructure and academic performance of Federal unity colleges nationwide is due to the poor governance attitude of their principals.<\/p>\n<p>Declaring open the annual general meeting of the principals of the 104 Federal Unity Colleges, yesterday, in Kano, Wike regretted that despite the fact that the pass percentage of WAEC and NECO results of the colleges hovered around 30 per cent, the principals have carried on as if nothing was wrong.<\/p>\n<p>Wike said: \u201cFor about a decade now, the aggregate credit pass in five subjects and above among students of Federal Unity Colleges in WAEC and NECO examinations have stagnated around 30 per cent only, yet principals have carried on as if there is nothing to worry about.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis, we can no longer allow to continue, especially in today\u2019s climate of heightened expectations. We must do something about the quality of all principals in Unity Schools, knowing that these schools can become centres of academic excellence only when they are managed by people who are educational visionaries, knowledge experts and disciplinarians\u201d, the minister stated.<\/p>\n<p>He stated that henceforth the Federal Government would fish for principals who have the capacity to manage the academic activities of the school alongside the relationship with parents, stakeholders and community members to achieve the desired results of excellence.<\/p>\n<p>Wike announced that the finances available for Federal Unity schools for the development of infrastructure would be enhanced in 2012, with the principals having the sole responsibility of executing capital projects, adding, however, that the principals would be closely monitored to ensure judicious use of the resources.<\/p>\n<p>In a goodwill message, Kano State Governor, Alhaji Rabiu Kwankwaso, described as laudable, Federal Government\u2019s renewed interest in restoring academic excellence to the colleges.<\/p>\n<p>Kwankwaso advised the principals to use the resources meant for capital projects in next year\u2019s budget.<\/p>\n<p>House Committee Chairman on Education, Mr. Farouk Lawan, noted that the principals were strategic in the plan to restore standards in Federal Unity Colleges.<\/p>\n<p>The Annual General Meeting attracted principals from all the 104 Federal Unity Colleges in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Comments are moderated. Please keep them clean and brief.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>More:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/2011\/12\/minister-blames-decline-in-unity-colleges-on-principals\/\" title=\"Minister blames decline in Unity colleges on principals\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minister blames decline in Unity colleges on principals<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> KANO\u2014 Minister of State for Education, Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, has said the general decline in infrastructure and academic performance of Federal unity colleges nationwide is due to the poor governance attitude of their principals. Declaring open the annual general meeting of the principals of the 104 Federal Unity Colleges, yesterday, in Kano, Wike regretted that despite the fact that the pass percentage of WAEC and NECO results of the colleges hovered around 30 per cent, the principals have carried on as if nothing was wrong. Wike said: \u201cFor about a decade now, the aggregate credit pass in five subjects and above among students of Federal Unity Colleges in WAEC and NECO examinations have stagnated around 30 per cent only, yet principals have carried on as if there is nothing to worry about. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4277","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Minister blames decline in Unity colleges on principals - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/12\/01\/minister-blames-decline-in-unity-colleges-on-principals\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Minister blames decline in Unity colleges on principals - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"KANO\u2014 Minister of State for Education, Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, has said the general decline in infrastructure and academic performance of Federal unity colleges nationwide is due to the poor governance attitude of their principals. 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Wike said: \u201cFor about a decade now, the aggregate credit pass in five subjects and above among students of Federal Unity Colleges in WAEC and NECO examinations have stagnated around 30 per cent only, yet principals have carried on as if there is nothing to worry about.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@ghanamma\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@ghanamma\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/12\/01\/minister-blames-decline-in-unity-colleges-on-principals\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/12\/01\/minister-blames-decline-in-unity-colleges-on-principals\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"\",\"@id\":\"\"},\"headline\":\"Minister blames decline in Unity colleges on principals\",\"datePublished\":\"2011-12-01T23:48:20+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/12\/01\/minister-blames-decline-in-unity-colleges-on-principals\/\"},\"wordCount\":377,\"commentCount\":0,\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/12\/01\/minister-blames-decline-in-unity-colleges-on-principals\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/12\/01\/minister-blames-decline-in-unity-colleges-on-principals\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/12\/01\/minister-blames-decline-in-unity-colleges-on-principals\/\",\"name\":\"Minister blames decline in Unity colleges on principals - Ghanamma.com\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2011-12-01T23:48:20+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/12\/01\/minister-blames-decline-in-unity-colleges-on-principals\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/\",\"name\":\"Ghanamma.com\",\"description\":\"News In Ghana - Latest Ghana News Headlines\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Minister blames decline in Unity colleges on principals - Ghanamma.com","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/12\/01\/minister-blames-decline-in-unity-colleges-on-principals\/","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_title":"Minister blames decline in Unity colleges on principals - Ghanamma.com","twitter_description":"KANO\u2014 Minister of State for Education, Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, has said the general decline in infrastructure and academic performance of Federal unity colleges nationwide is due to the poor governance attitude of their principals. 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