The The Minister Minister of of State State for for Education Education , , Chukwuemeka Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba Nwajiuba made made the the presentation presentation on on Tuesday Tuesday during during a a meeting meeting with with the the Senate Senate Committee Committee on on Basic Basic and and Secondary Secondary Education Education . .
According According to to the the News News Agency Agency of of Nigeria Nigeria , , he he intimated intimated the the lawmakers lawmakers of of the the ministry ministry ’ ’ s s plans plans for for students students to to resume resume across across the the country country
The The FG FG had had in in March March shut shut schools schools across across the the Federation Federation as as part part of of measures measures to to curb curb the the spread spread of of the the novel novel coronavirus coronavirus disease disease . .
At At the the presentation presentation today today , , the the minister minister said said , , “ “ In In the the document document provided provided , , we we have have suggested suggested how how we we can can move move our our education education sector sector forward forward during during this this pandemic pandemic . .
“ “ We We don don ’ ’ t t want want to to make make it it known known at at this this time time so so that that some some people people will will not not take take our our proposed proposed guidelines guidelines for for school school reopening reopening . .
“ “ Even Even if if the the Senate Senate has has not not called called us us , , we we would would have have come come to to you you to to discuss discuss with with you you because because we we have have already already discussed discussed with with the the House House of of Representatives Representatives . .
“ “ The The documents documents were were presented presented to to you you so so that that you you can can criticise criticise and and make make inputs inputs as as major major stakeholders stakeholders . . ” ”
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Vice Vice - - Chairperson Chairperson of of the the Committee Committee , , Akon Akon Eyakenyi Eyakenyi , , who who presided presided over over the the meeting meeting , , expressed expressed fears fears that that the the academic academic calendar calendar could could be be distorted distorted in in public public schools schools where where no no visible visible arrangement arrangement was was being being made made to to teach teach pupils pupils and and students students at at home home , , unlike unlike their their private private school school counterparts counterparts . .
Eyakenyi Eyakenyi said said , , “ “ Even Even when when the the students students in in the the cities cities have have access access to to education education programmes programmes on on radio radio and and television television , , what what of of those those in in the the villages villages ? ? What What do do we we do do so so that that we we don don ’ ’ t t shut shut them them out out ? ?
“ “ If If the the government government can can give give guidelines guidelines for for the the reopening reopening of of churches churches and and mosques mosques , , stakeholders stakeholders in in the the education education sector sector could could also also hold hold a a meeting meeting with with the the government government to to agree agree on on guidelines guidelines for for school school reopening reopening . .
“ “ All All we we need need to to do do is is to to come come up up with with measures measures that that would would ensure ensure the the safety safety of of students students and and teachers teachers . .
“ “ We We can can design design a a plan plan that that would would ensure ensure that that not not all all the the students students resume resume at at the the same same time time . . We We could could probably probably start start with with the the exit exit classes classes . .
“ “ We We could could have have the the number number of of students students that that would would go go to to school school for for both both morning morning and and afternoon afternoon sessions sessions . .
“ “ We We have have to to be be innovative innovative in in our our approach approach to to save save our our educational educational sector sector in in this this country country because because nobody nobody knows knows how how long long the the virus virus will will be be with with us us . . "
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