Anambra probes primary school for allegedly selling prefect position

The Anambra State Government has knocked one Blossom Fount School, Awka, for allegedly selling the position of Head Prefect during students’ election.

The Commissioner for Education, Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh. in a statement on Saturday said the school demanded N5,000 from each pupil aspiring to become Head Prefect in the primary section.

The commissioner condemned the act, describing it as an attempt to “sell the psyche of the children to the highest bidder from the cradle.”

According to her, such practices are unacceptable under the administration of the state governor, Chukwuma Soludo.

She said an investigation was ongoing to examine the school’s broader management practices, with the possibility of further actions based on the findings.