By Timothy Alao, Osogbo
The Governor of the State of Osun, Adegboyega Oyetola, has directed that all public and private schools in the state to shut down from Friday, 18 December, 2020, reports The Gazelle News.com.
This medium learnt that the decision to close down the schools was as a result of spike in the number of confirmed cases of #COVID-19 recorded in the state.
The directive was issued on Thursday, 17 December, 2020 via a statement contained in a public service announcement signed by the Coordinating Director, Ministry of Education, K. Olaniyan.
The government stated that the decision to shut down both private and public schools was for safety reasons without indicating the resumption date.
The announcement read in part, “The Government of the State of Osun has directed that all primary and secondary schools (private and public) should proceed on Christmas and New year break tomorrow – December 18, 2020.
“The government places a high premium on the safety of our citizens generally and students in particular hence this proactive preventive measure.
“Resumption date will be communicated as soon as it’s safe to resume in the new year.”
