The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has said
that lock-down and suspension of school resumption is no longer a
mitigating factor in view of the economic realities of the
country
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Recall that the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 had on
January 12 announced the suspension of resumption of schools on the
basis of the second wave of Covid-19
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However, in a statement made available to Nairalaw
signed by its President, Sunday Asefon, NANS said the federal
government should rather address the spread of Covid-19 from the
perspective of environmental strategy and human coordination
“We commend the consistent efforts of the federal government in
galvanizing the entire country to respond to the coronavirus
pandemic and in doing everything to access vaccines for
Nigerians.
“Rather than postpone schools’ resumption, it has become
imperative to address the alarming spread of COVID-19 and rising
cases of deaths from a position of environmental strategy and human
coordination since the lockdown mechanism can no longer be a
mitigating option in the face of our economic reality.
“Therefore, and at this juncture, the federal government must
quickly come to a place of understanding that the majority of
Nigerians are living in unorganized environments and structures
that are not helping to curb the spread of the virus.
“Accordingly, the federal government is immediately urged to
rethink its approach and take only actions that can get more
Nigerians into coordinated and regulated systems, like schools and
offices, where hours of wearing face masks and complying with COVID
Safety protocols can be guaranteed to curb the spread.” the
statement stated
Furthermore, the students body said allowing students to resume
school will help in raising consciousness and the bar of compliance
with Covid-19 rules. Students and lecturers will avoid social
gathering and concentrate on teaching and researching
According to NANS, the pandemic should be addressed based on
peculiarities of the country. It said it is open to dialogue should
government sharing of ideas
The statement reads in part, “As student representatives and
stakeholders, we make bold to state that having students and
lecturers on campuses and in schools that are regimented and
regulated environment, will help to raise consciousness and the bar
of compliance with COVID rules.
Consequently, the National Association of Nigerian Students
(NANS) is undertaking to prevail on students union bodies to set up
Students Task Force Against COVID-19 in every school, while asking
the Federal Government to rejig its basic COVID Guide for school
resumptions.
“School resumption will also help the students, teachers, and
lecturers to avoid social gatherings, regular travels while
concentrating on the task of teaching and researching, which can
also help to trigger the need to have a new alternative and
approach to fighting the pandemic.
While COVID-19 is a global pandemic being addressed across
different climes, the time has come for us in Nigeria to address
this virus based on our peculiarities and limitations.
“We are open to a dialogue with the federal government should
there be a need for cross-fertilization of our ideas and logical
arguments.”
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has said
that lock-down and suspension of school resumption is no longer a
mitigating factor in view of the economic realities of the
country
Recall that the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 had on
January 12 announced the suspension of resumption of schools on the
basis of the second wave of Covid-19
However, in a statement made available to Nairalaw
signed by its President, Sunday Asefon, NANS said the federal
government should rather address the spread of Covid-19 from the
perspective of environmental strategy and human coordination
“We commend the consistent efforts of the federal government in
galvanizing the entire country to respond to the coronavirus
pandemic and in doing everything to access vaccines for
Nigerians.
“Rather than postpone schools’ resumption, it has become
imperative to address the alarming spread of COVID-19 and rising
cases of deaths from a position of environmental strategy and human
coordination since the lockdown mechanism can no longer be a
mitigating option in the face of our economic reality.
“Therefore, and at this juncture, the federal government must
quickly come to a place of understanding that the majority of
Nigerians are living in unorganized environments and structures
that are not helping to curb the spread of the virus.
“Accordingly, the federal government is immediately urged to
rethink its approach and take only actions that can get more
Nigerians into coordinated and regulated systems, like schools and
offices, where hours of wearing face masks and complying with COVID
Safety protocols can be guaranteed to curb the spread.” the
statement stated
Furthermore, the students body said allowing students to resume
school will help in raising consciousness and the bar of compliance
with Covid-19 rules. Students and lecturers will avoid social
gathering and concentrate on teaching and researching
According to NANS, the pandemic should be addressed based on
peculiarities of the country. It said it is open to dialogue should
government sharing of ideas
The statement reads in part, “As student representatives and
stakeholders, we make bold to state that having students and
lecturers on campuses and in schools that are regimented and
regulated environment, will help to raise consciousness and the bar
of compliance with COVID rules.
Consequently, the National Association of Nigerian Students
(NANS) is undertaking to prevail on students union bodies to set up
Students Task Force Against COVID-19 in every school, while asking
the Federal Government to rejig its basic COVID Guide for school
resumptions.
“School resumption will also help the students, teachers, and
lecturers to avoid social gatherings, regular travels while
concentrating on the task of teaching and researching, which can
also help to trigger the need to have a new alternative and
approach to fighting the pandemic.
While COVID-19 is a global pandemic being addressed across
different climes, the time has come for us in Nigeria to address
this virus based on our peculiarities and limitations.
“We are open to a dialogue with the federal government should
there be a need for cross-fertilization of our ideas and logical
arguments.”