Lagos state directs schools to resume on Sept. 22nd

Lagos State government yesterday
said it will comply with the directive of the Federal Government on the September 22, 2014 resumption date for all public and private schools in the country following a national consultation on efforts to contain the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Nigeria.

In a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the Governor on
Information and Strategy, Mr Lateef Raji, the state government said that schools have to comply with the directive since there is currently no known carrier of EVD  in the state.

      "Although this resumption date
       is advisory, as education is a
       concurrent matter to be
       regulated by the respective
       federal and state authorities,
       Lagos State government
       considers it eminently
       justifiable, in view of the fact
       that there is currently no
       known carrier of EVD in our
       state at the moment."

      "Furthermore, the last
       individual suspected to have
       been exposed to the virus will
       be discharged from
       observation on September 18,
       2014, if he tests negative to
       the virus."

      "All public and private
       educational institutions in the
       state are, therefore, directed
       to schedule their resumption
       accordingly," the statement
       added.

Meanwhile, Kano State government has rejected the position of the state chapter of the Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS), demanding Ebola-free medical certificates from returning
students and pupils in the state.

The state Commissioner for Information, Alhaji Abubakar Nuhu Danburam said the state government has no hand in the decision even as he urged the association to rescind the decision immediately.

Sun