Kwara State government has givenout 65,000 face masks for distribution across schools ahead of the resumption of students preparing for the secondary school certificate examinations.
The face masks are to be distributed to senior secondary (SS) class III (exit) students as part of the government’s efforts to flatten the curve of COVID-19 transmission in Kwara State.
Mr Kayode Alabi, the State Deputy Governor and Chairman of the Kwara State Technical Committee on COVID-19, who presented the face marks on behalf of Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq to the Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Hajia Bisola Ahmed, for onward distribution to the students, said this was the beginning of the state government gesture to the students.
“This is the first phase as we are also giving out sanitisers while the ministry of Education, working with the committee and stakeholders in the sector, has been mandated to ensure that safety rules are adhered to”.
Ahmed, on her part, said the government is making every effort to adhere strictly to the preventive measures as directed by the Federal Ministry of Education for the safety of our students.
“Our SS3 students will resume this week, precisely on Wednesday. We have 65,000 face masks here which will be distributed to schools across the three senatorial districts of the state.
“The face masks are now being distributed through the All Nigeria Conference of Principals of Secondary Schools (ANCOPSS). This is the first phase of what will be provided to schools.
“We have spoken with the principals of the schools and they are ready to support the state government and we assure you that all the preventive measures as directed by the Federal Ministry of Education will be provided as the schools resume”, she said.
She also assured Kwarans that the face masks will get to the affected students across the state.
Ahmed said only the SS3 students are to resume on Wednesday for now, adding that other exit students would be communicated on their date of resumption ahead of their own examinations.
ANCOPSS President in Kwara State, Toyin Abdullahi, commended the government for the proactive steps, saying they would transmit the materials as directed by the government.
“I want to assure the government that the face masks will be distributed to the SS 3 students while ANCOPSS will complement the efforts of the government to ensure safety in our schools,” he added.
