Ebola: S-West governors direct schools to re-open Monday
Ogun trains 15,000 teachers, Lagos to sanction defaulting schools .Osun fixes Oct 6
LAGOS and other South West states besides Osun, have directed the
resumption of primary and secondary schools on Monday as directed by the
Federal Government, with a stern warning from Lagos State government
that it will sanction schools that default in implementing the basic preventive measures Ebola Virus Disease EVD, as directed by the Minister of Education, Ibrahim Shekarau.
This came as no fewer than 15,000 teachers from both private and public
schools in Ogun State have been trained on how to contain the
outbreak of the dreaded EVD.
However, Osun State government has fixed October 6 as the resumption date for public and private schools in the state.
In Lagos, Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Olayinka Oladunjoye, at a
sensitisation exercise on EVD for private schools owners, said
sensitisation programme was part of measures aimed at preventing
further spread of EVD.
According to Oladunjoye, “the aim of this
sensitization exercise is to remind school management and teachers on
the need to teach their students the importance of good personal hygiene
so that we don’t record new cases of the EVD. To ensure compliance
with the Federal Government’s directive, monitoring teams from the state
Ministry of Education will, this weekend, go on inspection tours of all
private and public schools in the state and any school that fails to
provide running water, hand sanitisers and digital thermometers would be
sanctioned accordingly.”
The Commissioner also said the first day
of school would be dedicated to educating the students on the EVD and
the various preventive measures.
Pleading with teachers to
concentrate on their teaching jobs, the Special Adviser to the Governor
on Health, Dr. Yewande Adesina, charged them to be proactive and not
panic driven so as not to instil fear in their students.
Ogun trains 15,000 teachers on Ebola
While announcing the training of 15,000 teachers, Ogun State
Commissioner for Education, Segun Odubela, the training conducted by
medical personnel from the ministry of health, took place in seven
centres across the state, and lasted for three days.
Odubela who
said he could not confirm yet if the schools in the state would resume
on September 22, added that the state was yet to receive infrared
thermometers from the Federal Ministry of Education on Thursday.
He
said, “I am still talking with the officials of the Federal Ministry of
Education on the infrared thermometers, as at now, we are yet to receive
them. Hopefully by tomorrow (Friday), I will still call them.”
Necessary provision made in Ondo
On its part, Ondo state government directed all public and private
schools in the state to resume for the 2014/2015 academic session on
Monday in line with the Federal Government directive.
Commissioner
for Information Kayode Akinmade in Akure, said government had made
necessary provision for the safe return of pupils and students to their
schools.
Akinmade said necessary steps had been taken to address the current challenges over EVD.
He said the state had already lined up activities to sensitize the
public, Principal and Head teachers of schools on the prevention of EVD.
The statement said Scanners would be distributed among schools in the
state for early detection in the case of the Ebola virus or other
contagious diseases.
The Commissioner said government was satisfied
that reasonable measure had been put in place to ensure safety of pupils
and students
Osun fixes October 6
Osun state government through
a statement by the Deputy Governor, Mrs Titi Laoye-Tomori, who is also
the state Commissioner for Education, said Governor Rauf Aregbesola had
directed all public and private schools to reopen for the 2014/2015
academic session on October 6.
According to the statement, “This
will enable principals and teachers to receive adequate training to
prevent Ebola epidemic in schools and in the state in general.”
NUT lacks professional competence on EVD — Reps
Meanwhile, the House of Representatives has insisted on September 22
resumption date saying the Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, which
directed members not to comply with the September 22 resumption date,
lacks professional skills to speak on EVD.
NUT had rejected the date
saying its members would not resume until they were provided with
necessary gadgets that would prevent them from contacting the deadly
EVD.
Speaking through the Chairman, House Committee on Education,
Alhaji Aminu Suleiman who was in the University of Ibadan as part of its
oversight functions, said since the teachers’ union was not the
Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, it lacked the power to discuss
issues relating to health.
He said, “Based the heated arguments
across the country on the resumption of schools, we invited the Minister
of Education to ventilate the anger of Nigerians over attempt to
resume. We also invited the NMA. The government through the minister
defended reasons that led to the decision to resume on September 22.
This position was corroborated by the NMA”.
“NUT as a trade union
has rights to do its protest. But, we must be very frank with ourselves,
NUT is not a professional body as far as health matters are concerned. I
respect them as a trade union organisation with rights to defend their
members. But of course, where an issue that concerns a position of
professionals and the professional came before the National Assembly and
before cameras to say it is safe for our children to resume. On what
basis, we would continue to argue? Is it on the basis of ignorance? We
are convinced by the position of NMA. If there is anything, then
Nigerians should be ready to hold NMA responsible
9/19/2014
Ebola: S-West governors direct schools to re-open Monday
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