Covid-19 second wave: School closure will worsen Nigerian’s economic woes

Omoregie Tina, Abuja

The Kano State Governor Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje has said another round of schools closure will worsen Nigerian’s economic woes despite recent spike in Covid-19 pandemic.

Ganduje said this while holding a stakeholders meeting with members of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) with some selected Head Teachers, in the series of stakeholders sensitisation meetings on second wave of Covid-19-19 in Government House Kano Friday.

According to the governor, Dr abdullahi, “though there is a dire need to fight the pandemic using all means, but called on all, to clearly understand repercussions of certain actions in the process.

“The issue is not in closing schools. When  closing schools, it is another tragedy also. Because if you close schools with the intent that you take students away from COVID-19, the same pandemic is capable of following them into their respective homes. So what are we saying? he asked rhetorically.

He also stated that, the closure of schools would take students and the system of education more backward, “it is because of this, that we exempted teachers from staying at home. Unlike other civil servants, whom we ordered must not come to work, but stay at home,” he explained.

He warned that, COVID-19 protocols is  absolutely necessary and must be complied with.

Governor Ganduje further urged parents to help teachers and government in making sure that their children always comply with the protocols of COVID-19.