Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, on Monday fulfilled his campaign promise as he enrolled his six-year-old son, Abubakar El-Rufai, in a public school.
El-Rufai junior was enrolled as a primary one pupil at the Kaduna Capital School, Malali, Kaduna North Local Government Area of the state.
The Governor had, in a state broadcast in December 2017, promised to enroll his child in a public school when he turns six years.
“We are determined to fix public education and raise their standards so that private education will become only a luxury.
“As we make progress, we will require our senior officials to enroll their children in public schools.
“And I will by personal example ensure that my son that will be six years of age in 2019 will be enrolled in a public school in Kaduna State, by God’s grace,” El-Rufa’i had said.
Speaking shortly after enrolling his son, the governor said it is when political leaders’ children attend public schools that the schools would attract the needed attention.
“I believe it is only when all political leaders have their children in public schools that we will pay due attention to quality of public education.
“I went to a public school like this. In fact, the school I went to was not as good as this one, but here I am because of the quality teaching I got.
“My intention is to ensure that all our public schools offer quality education and so we encourage all our senior public servants to send their children to public schools,” he said.
