KWASU, KwaraPoly, Others To Resume January 11

· …Primary, Secondary Schools To Reopen Jan 18

Kwara State University, Kwara State Polytechnic and other Tertiary institutions in the State will resume academic activities on January 11, 2021 under adherence to COVID-19 safety protocols.

The Spokesman, Kwara State Technical Committee on COVID-19/ Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Rafiu Ajakaye disclosed this in a statement issued in Friday in Ilorin.

According to Ajakaye, Kwara State Government has directed that the tertiary institutions should put in place appropriate safety protocols to prevent the spread of the virus on their campuses.

He however noted that the coordinating ministry is expected to work with the state technical committee on COVID-19 and other stakeholders to ensure that the schools do not take safety rules for granted.

“Specifically, the use of face mask is mandatory on the campus and in lecture rooms. Authorities are not to allow anyone, students or otherwise, into college facilities without the use of the face mask.” He explained

Similarly, the elementary schools are scheduled to resume on January 18, 2021, subject to new developments on the pandemic.

Ajakaye added: “While COVID-19 appears to have come to stay and our communities have to cope with the new normal, the government urges everyone to take responsibilities for their own safety by adhering to protocols already outlined to flatten the curve of transmission.”