The National Association of Nigerian Students has expressed dissatisfaction with a possible shift in the January 18 proposed for school resumption in Nigeria, particularly in universities.
It said rather than shift the date, government and other relevant authorities should come up with a new idea that will involve students in the battle to curtail the virus.
According to its President, Sunday Asefon, there is the need to immediately rethink the approach.
Asefon said in a statement: “Rather than postpone schools’ resumption, it has become imperative to address the alarming spread of COVID-19 and rising cases of deaths from a position of environmental strategy and human coordination since the lockdown mechanism can no longer be a mitigating option in the face of our economic reality.
“The federal government is immediately urged to rethink its approach and take only actions that can get more Nigerians into coordinated and regulated systems, like schools and offices, where hours of wearing face masks and complying with COVID Safety protocols can be guaranteed to curb the spread.
“Consequently, the National Association of Nigerian Students is undertaking to prevail on students union bodies to set up Students Task Force Against COVID-19 in every school, while asking the Federal Government to rejig its basic COVID guidelines for schools resumption.”
