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School Reopening: National S.U.G P.R.O Council Write An Open Letter To FG Saying "The Continuous Stay At Home To Us Is More Deadly Than COVID-19 Itself, "PLEASE GET US BACK TO SCHOOL!"

National S.U.G P.R.O Council 

The national council of all Nigerian tertiary institutions S.U.G P.R.O Council has written an open letter to the Nigerian Federal government and the federal ministry of education on the need to reopen all schools across the country.
Recall that federal government in early March ordered all schools to be closed down and since then all schools have remain closed which has caused the academic activities across the country to be on hold.
The open letter highlighted the need for government to reopen schools and the problem students are facing due to the lock down of academic activities

Read the full letter below:
OPEN LETTER TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT/MINISTRY OF EDUCATION; ACT SWIFTLY AND REOPEN OUR SCHOOLS.

Permit us to use this medium to appreciate the Federal Government, most especially our indefatigable President, His Excellency, Muhammadu Buhari GCFR, the Federal Ministry of Education, NCDC and Presidential Task Force (on COVID-19) for the fight against the Novel Corona Virus by ensuring the Virus is curtailed in our country. We appreciate your effort and pray that this pandemic leaves our country sooner than later.

Let it be reiterated that as Public Relations Officer(s)/Directors Of Information under the umbrella of Student's Union Government with membership spanning through all the higher institution in Nigeria and as the voice of Nigerian students in our various higher institutions, we have the sole responsibility of speaking and representing our fellow students on that which of interest to us as students and we have decided to make this an open letter because the issues here are very huge, greatly worrisome to all concerned Nigerian students and parents and seem beyond our control.

Since the issues in the content of this letter is greatly worrisome to us and other students, we do believe it must be of great concern to the Federal Gooverment especially the Minister of Education who said on July 8, that he is responsible for the whole children (Student) in Nigeria.
We know as Nigerian students and citizens of this country that we can express our concerns to our government without fear of being attacked thereafter and even if we get attacked, it will be on the records that we spoke our MIND, present our PLIGHT to our GOVERNMENT in a more acceptable medium and did all of this by exercising our constitutional right, the right to freedom of speech as enshrined in the CONSTITUTION.

Recall that, late March this year, Nigerian Students across the country were ejected from classrooms and made o forcefully stay at home without any provision whatsoever (from those who sent them home) to aid them academically while at home.

Regrettably, from March till date, nothing has been done by the Ministry of Education in proffereing solutions to this ugly situationfacing us as student and the educational sector of our dear country.
We have noted over the years the "ZERO CONCERN" of the Federal Government and specifically, Ministry of Education is giving us a qualitative education in a conducive environment of which we deserve as citizens of this "GIANT OF AFRICA" and to this end, we choose not to take the resolve of the Government to further eject us from the classrooms we have been "MANAGING" for learning.

We all have read and have been informed by the World Health Organization (W.H.O) that the Novel Corona Virus 2019 (COVID-19) has come to stay with us for a while and as such we will no longer accept the idea of locking us out of school with the hope of catering for our educational expenses while at home.

The continuous stay at home to us is more deadly than COVID-19 itself and we are saying, "PLEASE GET US BACK TO SCHOOL!" 
So far, we have endured the educational, psychological and emotional cost of staying at home and unfortunately, we have noticed an increase in sexual assault of our female students and a huge contributing factor this incessant incident is the idea of been locked out from academic activities which keeps us all engaged and busy.

We have been informed of how our female students are being raped on daily basis, our male students are being forced into joining groups which are not societal friendly as a result of being idle at home and it was also confirmed by the Minster of Women Affairs and Social Development that Nigeria recorded about 3600  cases of rape during the lockdown. With these facts and reoccuring incidents, we are very much worried and afraid that we are on the cliff and dangerously reaching a tipping point where it may no longer be possible to cope without our academic activities which of course keeps us busy, engaged and responsible in a society.

Indeed, it's unfair to come up with guidelines that enable the fast reopening of other sector with uncontrollable activities such as inter-state movement, Market, Aiports which are directly or indirectly of interest to the Government and then treat the education of Nigeria Students with "ZERO CONCERN" and utmost disregard.

We all are aware that electioneering campaign/rallies are being done in this society with little or no adherence to COVID-19 guidelines, the aviation sector is fully open for flight, Markets are open for buying and selling in this country amidst Corona Virus.

If this and other parastatals could be opened and activities ongoing why can't we get back to school? Why should it take ages to come up with solution that can allow the reopening of schools as soon as possible? Why is our education is of less importance? How do we progress as future leaders when our education can't be prioritized?
The old women and men used for political campaign and rallies ; do they understand socials distancing more than us the students?

In all of these, we are sure our Government and stakeholders in the Education sector can understand our plight and do everything possible to get us back to school. Therefore, we demand a swift solution (from the federal government and Ministry of Education) to issues this letter.

We request for quick implementation of those solutions to safe teaching and learning amidst the COVID-19. We request for the REOPENING of our schools without further delay.

Indeed, Education is our right, and we are saying NO! to locking us out from schools.

#ReOpenOurSchools

Ubuntu

Aluta Continua.....Victoria Ascerter 

                  SIGNED in the name of all tertiary institution P.R.O names


Below the letter



School Reopening: National SUG PRO Council Write An Open Letter To FG Saying
The Official Letter
School Reopening: National SUG PRO Council Write An Open Letter To FG Saying
The Official Letter
School Reopening: National SUG PRO Council Write An Open Letter To FG Saying
The Official Letter
School Reopening: National SUG PRO Council Write An Open Letter To FG Saying
The Official Letter

School Reopening: National SUG PRO Council Write An Open Letter To FG Saying
The Official Letter

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