The delay in the resumption of government-owned schools is slowly spreading.
On Saturday, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf-led government of Kano State has jumped on this latest trend.
The government declared an indefinite postponement of the resumption date for primary and post-primary schools for the 2024/2025 academic year.
The government cited “urgent reasons” for this action.
However, no specific information was provided.
This announcement was made via a statement by the Director of Public Enlightenment at the Kano State Ministry of Education, Balarabe Kiru.
Revised Resumption Date
He noted that the Commissioner for Education, Umar Doguwa, will soon announce a revised resumption date.
Kiru stated: “I wish to inform pupils, students, and parents that the previously scheduled resumption dates of September 8 and 9, 2024, have been postponed.
“This decision is based on urgent reasons aimed at enhancing the learning environment for our children. A new date for resumption will be communicated in due course.”
Although the Kano State government failed to mention the reason for this delay, we cannot all pretend not to know the reason for this urgent action.
Well, don’t forget that the Edo State government recently took the same decision.
As a matter of fact, the government of Edo State was the very first to begin this latest trend.
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The announcement was made in a memorandum issued by Ojo Akin-Longe in Benin.
Akin-Longe is the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education.
Fuel Price Hike
According to him, the resumption, which was originally set for September 9, has been postponed until further notice.
However, the only difference is that the government of Edo was bold enough to highlight the reason for this tough decision.
It was the recent increase in fuel prices that triggered this decision.
Now, students in these two states will be forced to stay home for some time.
Do we count them lucky to have additional holidays?
Or do we count them unlucky or see them as victims of the ‘bad government’ Nigerians have been fighting so hard to end?
