Schools Will Reopen Soon But No Date Yet – Minister Of State For Education
Schools Will Reopen Soon But No Date Yet – Minister Of State For Education
Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, has disclosed that there are plans to soon reopen schools nationwide, however, it won’t happen in two weeks as being speculated in some quarters.,
Nwajiuba, made the clarification on Thursday during the daily briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, following rumors making the round the Federal Government would reopen schools in the next two weeks.
Nwajiuba said there is no exact date yet for schools to resume, adding that schools will be reopened after they are ”resourced properly”. He said,
“We all are seriously interested in reopening and I believe we will reopen soon. But I can’t confirm what your children said that we will reopen in two weeks.
The issue around reopening has nothing to do with the availability of the schools or not.
It has to do with national governance. The idea of shutting down the schools has nothing to do with the schools per se.
You heard the chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, the SGF, keep saying it is a national response. It is a single national response and everything we do flows from that.
When they determine, I’m sure you have seen all the experts here, that there is the measure of safety to which we can expose our children, we will gladly do that. We are watching and we are working with all bodies within and outside the country.
The five countries of West African Examination Council (WAEC) are meeting and I just came out of a meeting with African Union (AU) Ministers of Education, everybody is concerned as you are. We hope to reopen very soon.
This morning, I met with the Ministry of Science and Technology. We are looking at putting a system in place that can disinfect every child as he goes into a school and disinfect him as he goes out.
If we resource our schools properly we can begin to reopen. But we must be able to ensure that the children go in safe and come out safe and not become a conduit for further infection in society.”
Abeg make school reopen so we can have our children studying again. But wait o, what of the school fees and sundry? God will help us!
God will really comego our aids cos our parents and guardians aren’t earning much t hese days
I can’t really wait
Yeso oo cert important, I can wait for that date
We will all give thanks to God o
This is another point of wahala again oo that we are yet to come across. Issue of school fees.but dha God will see us through
I hope so oh. I’m already tired of this whole thing
I really hope so, Nigerian students are just too tayad of this stay at home
Am really tired of staying at home
That is good news for all students but pray it will be so
Amen it will be so dear
I pray so ,because I even tiredbof staying at home pls
This is indeed a good news
The government should map out necessary guidelines and provisions that will enhance resumption. Examples are provision of wash hand basin and sanitizer for each classroom, wearing of nose mask and effective supervision by the school authority. Finally government should wave school fees for third term as part of PALLIATIVES
Wonderful, great point sir, they should pls wave the third term school fee
Abet houz din tired me
I sha know they will say the date very soon
This is the best news,am sure they miss going to school too.
What a good news I can’t wait ooo
I am fucking tired of staying at home.
We pray the resumption will not be long
When, when, when is it going to be?
I can’t wait to return back to school
Abiooo your right dear
Have miss my friends.i can’t wait to resume back to school. Home is bored
That’s good, but they should fix date for them
I prayed the resumption should be soonest
Our government should please be very sure that the virus has been eradicated totally before taking this decision
Nice one sir I hope it happens soon we are waiting
That will be good but let the exact date be determined on time.
Can’t wait to see school open. Cause we’re tired of staying at home
Schools should not be in hurry to reopen let there a little reduction in this corona virus a little first
They should make it fast
We student are even tired of staying at home
Is it not going to spoil Nigeria education
God should help students that want to write waec o
Please this pandemic should go
I want to go back to school
We are really praying on that
That’s really a good news. I can’t wait because I’m tired of sitting at home