Governor of Kano Dr Umar Ganduje has ordered the closure of all public and private Primary and Secondary Schools in the state with immediate effect.
The decision comes on the heels of the conscious attempt by the State government to prevent wards from contracting and spreading the COVID-19 pandemic as positive cases continue to rise in the country.
In a statement signed by the state Commissioner for Education, Muhammad Sanusi Kiru, the governor said, “Parents whose children are in boarding schools are to also arrange and convey their children/ wards back home from tomorrow, Wednesday, 16th December 2020.”
Dr Mariya Mahamoud Bunkure, the State Commissioner for Higher Education said the Governor has also approved the closure of all Tertiary Institutions in the State with immediate effect.
Similarly, the State Commissioner for Health, Dr Aminu Ibrahim Tsanyawa said the Governor has directed the closure of all Public and Private Health Training institutions including Schools of basic/post-basic nursing and midwifery, Schools of Health Technology and school of Hygiene with immediate effect.
The Governor said he regrets any inconveniences caused by the sudden closure while Students have been advised to continue with revision of their school works while at home.
It would be recalled that Kaduna, Katsina and Jigawa State governments have also ordered the closure of schools in their states.
Zainab Sa’id
