The Anambra State Government has warned that any student that fails to attend school on Mondays will face a one-week suspension.
The Commissioner for Education, Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, issued the warning while addressing the managements of Mount Olive Schools and Spring Field Academy GRA, Onitsha, in her office on Wednesday.
On the instructions of Gov. Chukwuma Soludo, the schools were summoned to explain the alleged noncompliance with the government’s order on Monday school attendance.
“This measure is in line with the State Government’s resolve to ensure full resumption of academic activities on Mondays across Anambra. I urge schools to comply with the directive,” the commissioner said.
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While the management of Mount Olive Schools claimed attendance had improved, Spring Field Academy said parents were reluctant to bring their children to school on Mondays.
Both schools pledged to intensify efforts to ensure regular attendance by students.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Education, through the Examination Development Center, has conducted the 2026 Transition Placement Examination.
Chuma-Udeh said she monitored the exercise at the various centres, accompanied by the Permanent Secretary, Dr Ifeoma Agbaizu.
The centres visited included UNIZIK Demonstration School, Igwebeze Primary School and Igwebuike Grammar School, all located in Awka.
Credible News recalls that Soludo has fought the sit-at- home order by closing down markets and deducted salaries of workers who shunned offices on Mondays. Sanity is returning to Anambra and other states in the South East in the bid to dislodge the stranglehold of the Indigenous People of Biafra on the economic life of the region
NAN
