Parents and guardians of pupils of the Federal Government College, Efon Alaaye, Ekiti State, have petitioned the presidency and Federal Ministry of Education over alleged corrupt practices by the Principal, Mrs. Grace Ogunyomi.

In their petition, a copy of which was made available in Ado Ekiti, the parents claimed that the principal had been “extorting and exploiting parents in collection of illegal fees which were clearly unapproved by Federal Ministry of Education.”

Specifically, they stated that the principal had released a memo indicating an increase in fees beyond that approved by the Federal Government for Federal Unity Colleges.

They also attached proof of their claims to the petition, including all related circulars regarding fees from the Federal Ministry of Education which the Principal allegedly ran foul of.

The petition was signed by Chairman of the parents’ body, Mr. Tolu Ajibade and Secretary, Mr. Paul Omotayo, on behalf of the parents after their August 9 meeting.

They urged President Muhammadu Buhari to extend his anti-corruption war to the college by raising a fact-finding mission in the Federal Ministry of Education without delay.

“We have since found out that the principal was merely acting alone as such fees were never approved by the ministry.

“We also have in our custody a recent circular from the Federal Ministry signed by the Director, Department of Secondary Education, Mr. D.C Uwaezuoke and dated June 23, 2015 stating details of approved fees payable by students, but which the Principal has continually ignored.

“We want Mr. President and the Ministry to act fast so that his good vision of transforming the education sector and make it affordable and accessible is not truncated by the activities of elements such as the principal of our children’s school,” the parents said.

The petitioners advised the ministry to put in place monitoring team/Task Force that will monitor funds released to the school.

They also demanded that “all unlawful and unapproved fees collected by her should be refunded immediately to guarantee existing peace between the concerned parents and the principal.”

The Principal could not be reached on telephone to get her reaction. She has also yet to reply to a text message sent to her.

Hmmm. The extra money will enter somebody's pocket.

Why Ekiti all the time?