The Federal Government said yesterday,
that the September 22 resumption date for primary
and secondary schools in the country would not be
extended because there are no strong reasons for
such an extension.
Minister of Health, Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu,
who stated this while briefing State House
correspondents after the weekly Federal Executive
Council meeting insisted that those who have
reasons to believe that the schools should not re-
open on that date should forward same to the
Federal Government.
The Nigerian Medical Association, as well as other
professional bodies have called for the extension of
the resumption date for primary and secondary
schools until the country is free of the the Ebola
Virus Disease, EVD.
But speaking yesterday after the FEC meeting,
Professor Chukwu said those calling for the
extension of the schools resumption date were
being driven by “irrational fears”.
He said unlike other countries where the disease is
transmitted through community contact, Nigeria’s
case was different and there was no cause for
worry.
He said: “The minister of education, after meeting
with the commissioners for education from the 36
states and FCT decided when public schools should
open, which is 22nd of September. In taking that
decision, they considered the information that was
given by the federal ministry of health that there is
actually no reason now, with the expert information
we have at hand, why schools cannot resume
earlier than the original date of Oct. 13. I think
people should just allow us to do the work we have
been doing very professionally.
“It was based on advice given by the ministry of
health that the minister of education took the original
decision that it was going to be in October and
nobody quarrelled with the minister. Now the
minister, based on expert advice, has come back to
say the resumption date will now be Sept 22 and
some people are now quarrelling with it. I think we
should allow the authorities to do their job. It is not
an ordinary matter to be discussed the way we
want to discuss it.
“If you have any evidence why there is need to
review it (the resumption date of schools), supply
such evidence to the minister of health and we will
look at it.

Abeg the 22nd is okay, those calling for extension should remember private school and private school teachers, that's the only means of sustaining livelihood.

Thank God

topearos: Abeg the 22nd is okay, those calling for extension should remember private school and private school teachers, that's the only means of sustaining livelihood.

Are u a Private Sch teacher?

chacoonder: Are u a Private Sch teacher?

Something like that *winks*

topearos:
Something like that *winks*

why u dey wink,u be gay?

chacoonder: why u dey wink,u be gay?

Gay khe? Joor oo.

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