The Senior Special Assistant to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Media and Publicity, Lere Olayinka, has taken to X (formerly known as Twitter) to reveal that his principal has warned principals against lining up students to welcome him or any other government officials during their visit.
According to a post on the official X handle of Lere Olayinka, Wike’s aide said his principal noted that the students deserve to be in their classrooms learning and not welcoming government officials.
Lere Olayinka had written, “Wike warns principals against releasing students to welcome him in Abuja.
“Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Minister, Nyesom Wike has warned school principals in the nation’s capital, Abuja against releasing students during school hours to welcome them while on visit to such areas.
“The minister gave the warning during the inauguration of the construction of a 9.8-kilometre road from Kabusa to Takushara at the permanent site of Government Secondary School Kabusa on Tuesday.
“Wike who strongly criticised the practice of bringing students out of their classrooms to line up on roads to welcome officials, appealed to school principals across the FCT to prioritize the welfare and education of students over ceremonial protocols.
“He said: “It is not in our culture, and this will be the last time to see this happen. Nobody should bring students out of their school to line up on the road. We will not accept that any longer. Our children deserve the best”.”