The Rivers state governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has assured parents in Rivers state that his administration will transform the educational system to ensure parents bring back their children and wards from private to public schools.

Accordingly, the school supervision is to be strengthened to make public schools shining model to achieve the desired goals.

Governor Fubara stated this while addressing members of the Rivers State Parents Teachers’ Association (PTA) for All Government Schools during a solidarity visit at Government House, Port Harcourt, Wednesday.

Represented by the Head of Rivers State Civil Service, Dr George Nweake, Governor Fubara noted government’s plans to give public schools a facelift both in terms of infrastructure and content development.

The governor pointed out that government efforts were aimed at reducing the burden on parents who spent greater percentage of their meager salaries for school fees with a view to making life better for their children.

He said, “We are going to transform the school system in Rivers state. The school supervision is also going to be made stronger.

“Many people are forced to take their children to private schools. We will make our schools to be models whereby there will be an osmotic movement from the private schools back to the public schools,” he said.