BREAKING: Schools Won’t Reopen Soon ― Minister of Education
—Says WAEC Can’t Determine Resumption Date
MINISTER of Education, Adamu Adamu, has said that Nigerian schools will not reopen any time soon until it is safe to do so because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
He has therefore said that final year students preparing for the Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE) will not be allowed to return to school contrary to what had earlier been believed.
Addressing State House correspondents after the virtual meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) in Abuja on Wednesday, Adamu stated that the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) cannot determine the resumption date of schools for Nigeria.
He said he would prefer that Nigerian students lose an academic year than to expose them to dangers.
He appealed to States that have announced the resumption of school in their states to reconsider their position so as not to jeopardize the lives of the students, adding, “It is not safe to reopen schools now.
The federal government should allow the students to participate in the forthcoming WASSCE 2020. What I know most is that your children didn't attend public schools like other citizens that can't put their children in private schools like yours. Abeg allow the masses children to participate in the WASSCE 2020, no weapon of COVID-19 can come against them in Christ Jesus because I know they are attending churches, mosques, markets with the laid down guidelines and precautions against coronavirus diseases in their various communities. The government should open schools for our children. Go to Taiwan and learn how they are fighting against this deadly diseases.
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