Some private schools across the country have suspended transportation services for students due to the spike in the price of fuel, the President of the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools, NAPPS, Abayomi Otubela has said.
Otubela, who spoke on Monday in Abuja, advised parents to devise alternative means of transporting their wards to school.
“Many of our member schools have parked their school buses because of the huge cost of running them,” the President stated.
“Besides, it was never profitable. Parents would have to choose hostel facilities or find other means of bringing their children to school.”
He explained that the decision was a result of the “challenging times touching every sector of the economy, private schools not exempted.”
“We realised that we need to tighten our belts to remain afloat. We decided that there was a need to reduce some activities that are not directly necessary to academic activities to reduce cost,” Otubela added.
“We also agreed that we will focus only on core curricular activities that can make an immediate impact. It was also agreed that some of our social activities that involve financial expenses would be reduced, while we consider the suggestions to get staff quarters within the school environment to reduce transportation cost of teachers and other staff.”
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