19/08/2025
Hon. Robert Zaza, Margibi County Education Officer (CEO) outline progress, Challenges and activities leading to the flag day celebration on GIBI FM/TV2 90.9MHz
GIBI TV2 /FM 90.9 News
By: Educ. Joe Joe Teah
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On August 19, 2025 A. D., Hon. Zaza, the Education Officer of Margibi County appeared on the GIBI Morning Rise, hosted and Co- hosted by Manager Godfrey Santee Morris and Administrator James Mycenburg, where he discussed issues about the educational sector in the county.
While appearing, the hosts questioned the CEO about happenings surrounding the local office.
Hon. Zaza focuses his discussions on the opening of academic 2025/2026 school year, Model School, WAEC Result, Lango Lippaye remaining a full high school, school operational permit, others and further emphasized highly on the August 24, National Flag parade on Monday respectively.
In conservation, Hon. Zaza stated that, the academic school year 2025/2026 had begun since August 1, 2025 with Registration across the county and country at large in both private and public schools.
Lamenting, he briefly told the hosts that schools commence classes on September 1, 2025 and run the over 200 days Ministry Education’s Policy.
Also, he made strong emphasis on volunteer teachers to receive payment for this month, August, 2025.
In addition, the CEO said the Kakata Senior Secondary Model School will host close to over 750 students in the Grade Ten (10) and Grade Eleven (11) with new administrative, instructional and supportive staff this academic year.
He further noted that the school is a standard based, offering quality education to the people in Margibi and needs students of high academic performance.
Also, he lamented that the entrance processes will focused on a particular academic benchmarks in both subjects, Mathematics and English for students enrolling this year.
In interview with the hosts, the CEO disclosed that, WAEC results were encouraging and further encouraged the seniors this academic to do more in other of a progressive results and also stated schools need to align with policy prescribed by the Ministry of Education and WAEC - Liberia on graduation.
In addition, he lamented that, the biggest public in upper Margibi County, Lango Lippaye remains a full public high school until further notice from the head office of Ministry of Education.
This came in after high concerns raised by Alumni and Students dwelling in and out of the county.
Questioning the CEO, Hon. Zaza said, he argued all schools owners/principals to reach out to the local office to obtaining their operational permit for academic year 2025/2026.
He clarified that, these permits are meant to assure schools running in the county, and the duration of permit registration will come to an end on August 30, 2025 A. D.
Further stating, he said, schools will be shut down refusing to acquired their permits in the time, and failing also will pay a fined per day, the institution missed out, which is $1000.00LD.
In his closing statement, he disclosed about local Ministry of Education scholarship with requirement mainly in 3.00 Grade Point Average (GPA) and also, he made a strong emphasis and encouraged schools to allow their students participate in this year National Flag celebration on Monday.
Also, he told the hosts that, the Ministry will appreciate 65 scho students on Monday during the celebration around Margibi County that performance extremely this gone 2024/2025 academic school year per class. To encourage other schoo going kids to do more, in other to meet the appreciation for next year.
