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Education stakeholders in Delta State have been charged to put stringent precautionary measures in place ahead of school reopening May 31, 2020, to curb the spread of coronavirus in the State.
A Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Security Matters, Chief Blessing Oborevwori gave the charge at the weekend while chatting with newsmen on the impact of COVID-19 virus on education in the State.
The Governor's Aide noted that educactional activities in Delta State have been interrupted for about two months now following the closure of schools in the State, to forestall the spread of coronavirus among children and youths.
Chief Oborevwori commended Governor Ifeanyi Okowa for deciding to reopen the schools at the end of this month but enjoined the Governor to hold a stakeholders meeting with heads of schools, traditional rulers, church and community leaders towards mapping out strategies to enforce all precautionary measures among students.
He said if adults could openly flout NCDC and Govt health protocols when the Governor partially relaxed the lockdown, then more efforts are needed to enforce compliance among children and youths to avoid more problems.
The SSA to the Governor on Security Matters also urged the students who have been at home for about two months now to obey all precautionary rules and guidelines in the interest of all Deltans.
He lamented that the poor reading habit among Nigerian youths has been worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic, advising the students to take advantage of the State Govt's e-learning programme to fill the gap.
Chief Oborevwori who was a former project monitor during the then Ibori Administration, urged law enforcement agents to track down criminally minded elements in the State wanting to exploit the pandemic to cause mayhem.
He also charged security agents in the State not to harass or intimidate law abiding citizens going about their daily activities, towards achieving health security in the State.
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