Governors in the North West and North Central region of the country have resolved to close down schools in the region for 30 days following fears caused by the pandemic coronavirus in Nigeria.

The governors under the aegis of North West Zone Governors Forum and their counterparts in the North Central arrived at the decision after they converged on Kaduna on Wednesday.

Chairman of the forum and Katsina State governor, Alhaji Aminu Bello Masari, said the closure will take effect from Monday, March 23, 2020.

In a communique arrived at during the closed-door meeting with security chiefs at Sir Kashim Ibrahim House, Kaduna, Governor Masari said the decision to close down the schools became imperative in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19 disease across the northwest.

He said the governors will meet with examination boards to discuss the school’s closure.

They also advised the general public to avoid unnecessary gatherings, urging them to maintain good respiratory hygiene.

Present at the meeting are governors of Katsina, Zamfara, Sokoto, Jigawa, Kebbi, Kaduna, and Niger States, while Kano deputy governor Nasiru Gawuna represented Governor Abdullahi Ganduje.

Kwara State whose governor was absent at the meeting is also poised to implement the closure.

https://tribuneonlineng.com/coronavirus-governors-shutdown-schools-in-north-west-north-central-for-30-days/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

Is it just me or does 2020 seem like a really bad year

Nice move

I love this quick response...

People wey no like to go school before.
Now begging don start in full, 24hours begging

When will others follow suit??

Welcome development

ok next

For them it's a wonderful development......they never liked education.

Some lazy students will like this

Very good
The northern people are prone to this outbreak because of thier population and thier lifestyle

Still, what about arabic schools ( ile keu)?

Aboki dey go school before...smh

Adex2442:
When will others follow suit??

Calm Down baba... Let the news spread first

South south governors need to do same

Question to the FG:

Which is more important?

Shutting down the airports to international arrivals or preventing people from travelling out to covid-19 plagued countries?

Average intuition tell me that the former is a more sensible course of action.

People can travel to high risk countries if they want to so long as they are not allowed in back (due to barred incoming flights).

Common sense, they say, is not really common.

The most education challenged North-West are the first to close schools.




Nothing bullet no go see for Angela Okorie head.

DropsMic:



Calm Down baba... Let the news spread first

News spread or virus spread??

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We know you will write rubbish after booking space ]

Don't you all think we need not go to work too?

What are SouthWest Governors waiting for.. lets make it a uniform effort.. although we know North and Education are two conflicting entity.. the same dull Governors that ban schools would open quranic schools, mosques with large gathering, jumat services


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bluecircle470:
People wey no like to go school before.
Now begging don start in full, 24hours begging

I chose to spell it this way...FULL

People way no like school before.

One would expect the SW, NC, and SE to be the first to make this move given that these regions are at higher risk.

Coro aint for me and my family. Hit like if you believe

I don't think this move is necessary

Covid-19 would not fly in the air like a bird into the country

Someone has to bring it in

I wish this government imposed the travel restrictions earlier

KaideeGee:
Is it just me or does 2020 seem like a really bad year

It's just you.

Trolling mode enabled

Were those schools actually occupied to begin with?

As if they were happy being in school before or sending their kids to school..
Clear road for full time almajiri .... What they were Looking for sokoto is now in their jokoto

Too late