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MEDIA BRIEF ON ABIA STATE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEETING OF THURSDAY, 24TH SEPTEMBER, 2020, HELD AT THE BANQUET HALL OF GOVERNMENT HOUSE, UMUAHIA

Members of Abia State Executive Council (EXCO) met on Thursday, 24th September, 2020, under the Chairmanship of Governor Okezie Ikpeazu, PhD, and resolved as follows:

1. That primary and secondary schools in the state resume on Monday, 28th September, 2020, to complete the 3rd term of 2019/2020 academic session with one week of revision classes.

2.Third term (promotion) examination which is expected to start from Monday, 5th October to Friday, 16th October, 2020, will be used to assess pupils/students based on the tutorial from first and second term as well as the radio/television classroom program.

3. First term of 2020/21 session for primary and secondary schools in the state will start on 26th October, 2020, as teachers will go on one week break to enable them mark and compute promotional examination results. The term will end on the 23rd of December, 2020.

4. The Honorable Commissioner for Education, Dr K C K Nwangwa will publish other details related to school resumption including protocols to ensure the protection of school children from COVID-19 infection, approved fees chargeable by private schools and other guidelines.

5. Exco approved the resumption of Tertiary institutions in the state based on the time table and protocols submitted to the state government, as will be announced by the management of each school.

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