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 TheNigeriaLawyer 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.”

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