The federal government has barred all plans of reopening of schools, saying that there is no arrangement for such development.
The coordinator of the presidential task force on Covid-19 Sani Aliyu stated this in a press briefing on Tuesday, June 30, 2020.
Sani stated that the government cannot afford to sabotage its efforts by reopening the tertiary institution. He added that all measures recommended and approved by President Muhammadu Buhari were geared towards flattening the curve of Covid-19 crisis.
Mr Sani said the reopening of schools for graduating classes was necessary so as not to lose a whole year to coronavirus crisis.
He however, assured that the federal government will take “pragmatic measures” in ensuring that the education sector does not lose a whole year because of Covid-19 pandemic.
“Summarily, there is no plan to reopen tertiary institutions until we get to the top of the numbers and also see clearly that we are making significant progress in terms of flattening the curve,” Aliyu said on a radio programme.
“However, we have taken pragmatic measures to ensure we do not lose a whole year in terms of primary to secondary school transition, hence the president’s approval for schools to reopen so that exiting students could return to school and write their examinations some of which are regional.”
(C) Control TV 2020.
