Ogun State Resumes Normal Classes Amid Rise In COVID-19 Cases

• The state government has employed new teachers to ensure there are enough hands on deck

The Ogun State Government has shelved scheduling of classes and replaced it with normal classes of 8am to 2pm as the second wave of the COVID-19 outbreak continues to sweep across the country.

The  Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Abayomi Arigbabu, was said to have given the directive to heads of schools in the state in Abeokuta.

Explaining the rationale behind the directive, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Public Communications, Remmy Hazzan, on Tuesday, said that the move was for logistic reasons.

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Hazzan said the government was mindful of the increasing cases of COVID-19 and had put in place measures to ensure protect both students and teachers by ensuring that non-pharmaceutical protocols are strictly followed.

According to him,  the government planned to assess the new policy for two to three weeks and review it before taking another decision.

He said: “New teachers have been employed and there will be enough hands in the schools. There are massive infrastructural development going on and more classrooms are being added to the existing ones.

“However, we are going to look at what this brings in terms of evaluation within the first two to three weeks. If there are no problems, we may just leave that way.”