University Students Plan Protest Against FG If School Resumption Date Is Not Announced In 2 Weeks

Students of tertiary institutions in Nigeria have given the government two weeks to announce a date for school resumption.

University students in Nigeria have given the federal government two weeks to announce a date for school resumption in all institutions of learning, failure would result in serious protest.

Recall that Nigerian students have been at home since March after schools were shutdown owing to the outbreak of Covid-19.

According to LIB, the students under the umbrella of the National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS), National Association of University Students (NAUS) and National Association of Colleges of Education Students (NANCES), at a virtual meeting, decried Federal Government’s approach towards resumption of learning institutions in the country.

They condemned the FG’s decision to cancel the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASCCE).

According to the students, WASSCE can be written while observing social distancing and other safety protocols.

“It is hardly feasible that coronavirus may be eradicated in a fortnight and after months of observing several safety measures, there are little or no gains in the results so far recorded.

‘Huge funds have been used to contain the spread of the virus, but we still have poorly equipped medical centres across the country” they said.

The students also urged the Federal government to stop salaries of university teachers and other officials for advocating the continued closure of schools without proffering solutions to the Covid-19 pandemic.