Not less than 19 Northern States, have backed the Federal Government’s decision to suspend school reopening and WASSCE examinations in the country.
The states commissioners made this known in a communique issued in Kaduna on Saturday, following a virtual meeting where they discussed various issues concerning the resumption schools.
Commissioner for Education, Kaduna, Dr Shehu Makarfi, who is also the Chairman of the Northern States School Exchange Program signed the communique.
13 out of the 19 Commissioners attended, They are: Kaduna, Bauchi, Gombe, Niger, Nasarawa, Adamawa, Taraba, Kogi, Kwara, Katsina, Kano, Borno and Jigawa.
According to them, keeping all school shut down considering the spike in cases of COVID-19 across the country, is a good step in ensuring that children remain safe.
They Said:
“We have, therefore, resolved that schools should be reopened only when it is safe to do so and when states have complied with the minimum COVID-19 safety protocols as outlined by the NCDC.
“We will also participate in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination and other examinations only when it is safe to reopen schools and when coordinated by the Federal Ministry of Education,”
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