The Kano State branch of the National Association of Private Schools Proprietors (NAPPs) has said it is compulsory for parents to bring along their children and wards’ medical clearance on the schools’ resumption date.
President of the association, Dr. Jibril Muhammad, who made this clarification in Kano State yesterday, said the decision was taken at the executive meeting of the association as a measure to curtail the spread of theEbola virus among school children.
“Schools’ proprietors are instructed not to run overcrowded classes to avoid massive spread of the Ebola virus and in case of any suspicion of illness, such a child should be referred to a competent medical facility around,” he said.
Muhammad added that all private schools in the state have been instructed to resume on September 22, and should make provision of sanitisers; bucket of water and soap at every classroom for children to was their hands as preventive measures.
He further challenged that any call for the extension of resumption date of September 22, could be a great disservice to education and the nation in general.
“All private schools are expected to extend their closing time with an hour to make up for the lost time. We are also urging the federal government to redeem its pledge of providing schools with thermometers while the state governments should train teachers on how to handle Ebola cases,” he emphasised.
Muhammad described the holidays as unsolicited and unproductive and one of the causes of mass failure in the West African Examination Council Examinations (WAECE), which the country faced recently. He urged the National Assembly to withdraw their intention of extending the schools’ resumption date.
He also maintained that school premises are the safest place for children than roaming the streets and going to markets and places of worship were they are more exposed to the Ebola virus.
The President commended the federal ministry of health, Lagos State Government and Federal Ministry of Education for their effort in curtailing the wide spread of Ebola virus.
Meanwhile, worried by the perceived deficiency in the health sector as exposed by the dreaded Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), the Akwa Ibom State Government has forwarded to the state House of Assembly a bill for the control of the spread of infectious disease in the state.
Tagged: “A bill for a Law to Provide for the Control of the Spread of Infectious Disease in Akwa Ibom State”, the bill has already gone through the second reading on floor of the state House of Assembly.
The provisions of the bill include the power on the Governor to prohibit the movement of corpses into the state upon the advice of the Health Commissioner during outbreak of infectious disease.
Also, that upon the occurrence of any death in the state, the relations of the deceased person shall report such death to the medical officer in charge of the place where the death occurred and where the medical officer is of the opinion that a person has died of an infectious disease in the state, the medical officer may confiscate the corpse for the purpose of cremation.
The bill also provides for medical certificate of the cause of death, isolation of contacts, medical examination of contacts, isolation and cremation centres, burial within three months, prohibition of uncertified embalmment centres.
Lawmakers, who spoke in support of the bill, commended the federal government for the proactive approach in the fight against the Ebola virus.
The lawmakers also lauded the Akwa Ibom State Government for the steps so far taken to check the spread of the deadly virus, saying Ebola has become a global health challenge.
While appreciating God that there is no outbreak of the virus in the state, the lawmakers called for proper enlightenment of the populace on the preventive measures that could stop the virus from penetrating the state.
In another development, the lawmakers also considered a bill, which seeks to establish the Akwa Ibom State Road Traffic Management Authority.
The Bill when passed will regulate traffic situation in the state through the creation of mobile courts to try traffic offenders, establishment of a driving school; establishment and specification of the duties and organisation of Motor Vehicle Inspection Unit and many other provisions.
Some lawmakers, who commented on the bill observed that apart from restoring sanity on the road, the new law will provide job opportunities for hundreds of unemployed youths in the transport sector of the state’s economy.
The Speaker, Hon. Samuel Ikon, who presided over the deliberations, also announced the composition of a special committee made up of the leadership of the House and the only opposition member in the House towards reconstituting the dissolved standing committees of the House.
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