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The Federal Government will today
decide on whether to close both
private and public schools in the
country ahead of the general
elections.
There has been calls by students,
parents and other stakeholders for
the schools to shut for at least two
weeks as recent developments within
the country had clearly shown that
schools are targets of violence.
The minister of Education, Mallam
Ibrahim Shekarau, who disclosed this
at the weekend during a dinner with
media executives and the Education
Correspondents of Nigeria, ECAN,
said “As far as the federal
government and the Ministry of
Education are concerned, nobody has
made a statement concerning the
closure of schools.
“However, we are aware that there
are agitations and conflicting views
with some stating that schools should
be closed.
“To address this issue, the ministry
has summoned all commissioners of
education and other stakeholders for
a meeting by Monday (today) 2pm so
that the issue can be discussed.
“It is not just a matter of the
ministry sitting in the office and
dishing out directives. There is a need
to meet with stakeholders so that the
benefits or otherwise of the closure
of schools can be discussed but with
the interest of the nation first”.