Private schools proprietors insist school must resume September 22

As the September 22 resumption date for all secondary and primary schools across the country continues to generate title-tattle, Proprietors of private schools under the auspices of National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools, NAPS, in Bauchi State have expressed their support for the new resumption date. The proprietors are of the opinion that schools should find preventive measures against the Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, instead of keeping students at home endlessly.

President of the association, Mr. Austin Losa, in his reaction to threat by the Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, to embark on strike over the resumption date, said: “I see no basis why students should continue to remain at home because of the selfish interest of some unions who are using this resumption date saga to achieve their aims.

“What people do not know about the EVD is that there is no community risk of the virus in Nigeria. It is only when there are migrations from Ebola affected countries and primary contacts, that there is a reason for concern. For now, Nigeria has been able to contain the spread of the virus by strictly monitoring such migrations. So, there is no reason to panic.”