Ogun govt. orders closure of schools
Ogun state government has ordered an indefinite closure of all schools in the state to contain the spread of covid-19 in the state. Dapo The closure is to take effect as from after the school hours on Friday(today). Parents and guardians who have children or wards in the schools’ boarding to evacuate them at end of school hours on Friday (today) to their respective homes. The state government in a release by the state governor’s chief press secretary, Kunle Somorin, assures that the closure will be reviewed at regular intervals in response to the development situation on covid-19. The directive is a follow-up to Wednesday’s ban on gathering of fifty or more people in the same place. Schools had already been closed in Lagos and Kwara States, as well as in North West and north central region. Governor Dapo Abiodun calls for understanding of parents and school owners to fully comply with the directive, and to offer useful information on the disease. Members o