The Kwara State Government has warned schools against flouting the COVID-19 guidelines, adding that any school caught flouting this order would be sanctioned.
To ensure compliance, the Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development team embarked on compliance monitoring exercise across the state capital metropolis simultaneously to ensure that schools adhere to this directive.
Some of the schools visited are Government Girls Day Secondary School, Okesuna, Amule Secondary School, Okelele Secondary School and Dada Community Primary School.
Others are Dada Community Junior Secondary School, Bani Community School, Government High School, University of Ilorin Secondary School and Queen Elizabeth Secondary School, all in Ilorin.
According to the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, any school caught would be penalized.
According to her, “Covid-19 is real and all hands must be on desk to reduce the spread of the disease.”
She warned Principals and proprietors of private schools not to allow anybody into the school premises without face masks.
She further said that any school that does not comply with NCDC and Federal Ministry of Education safety guidelines will be sanctioned.
