Kogi State Government Announce Date for School Resumption.
The government of Kogi State have announced that the re-opening of primary, secondary and tertiary schools in the state following the covid-19 induced break will commence on Monday, 14th September, 2020.
This was made known by the Kogi State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Mr Wemi Jones, on Tuesday in Lokoja.
Jones stated that the state government arrived at this decision after series of interaction with the relevant stakeholders and assessment of both private and public schools in the state to ascertain their level of preparedness and safety for reopening of schools from COVID-19 break.
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He noted that, “the ministry will review the state’s academic calendar accordingly, to reflect on the new development. The details will be worked out and released to the relevant stakeholders in due course before resumption.
“However, we encourage that all relevant education stakeholders like ANCOPSS, ASSUS, SUBEB, NAPPS, heads of tertiary institutions in Kogi State, NUT, STETSCOM, and every other stakeholder are very free to liaise with us at the ministry for further clarification.”
“We are equally informing the general public, parents, guardians, and schools heads that we are very particular about the health and safety of our learners in Kogi State.
“So, the state government will not stop at anything to ensure that our learners are kept in good condition as far as the Covid-19 pandemic and indeed other diseases or health issues are concerned”, he said.