Reps Oppose School Resumption, Propose Three-month Postponement

Recall that after so much talk about whether schools in the country should reopen on January 18 or not, the Federal Government finally, last week, gave an order for the resumption of students back to schools.

However, just a day to the resumption date, information gathered have showed that the House of Representatives has faulted the Federal Government for giving schools the go-ahead to resume on Monday, despite the increasing cases of COVID-19.

According to punchng, Prof Julius Ihonvbere, the Chairman of the House Committee on Basic Education and Services, made this known on Saturday as he revealed that the house (his committee) was not consulted before the Federal Government took it decision and consequently demanded postponement of resumption for three months, where necessary safety measures weren’t put in place and compliance with protocols low.

Consequently, this new development has continued to generate diverse reactions, as some people argued that in view of the increasing Covid-19 cases in the country, the school resumption should have been postponed, while others said the government should just ensure that schools adhere with the Covid-19 safety guidlines, as students have lost a lot of grounds owing to the pandemic disease.

Besides, while the country recorded over 1,800 cases of Covid-19 two days ago, it recorded over 1,500 Coronavirus cases yesterday.





Moreover, worthy of note is that not all states have announced the resumption of students back to school, some have postponed it till later date. A good example is Edo state, where students are expected to resume on the 1st of February.