Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State on Friday deny say im order make all boarding schools for the state close, six days after the Commissioner for Education and Human Development, Umar Pella, first announce the closure.
For statement wey the Chief Press Secretary, Humwashi Wonosikou, release on Friday, the governor talk say he no give anybody instruction to shut down schools.
The statement talk say the Adamawa State Government don notice one misleading information wey dey move around say government don order schools to close. According to them, the information no get head or tail and na lie.
The statement talk say at no time the government give order make schools close and dem no get any plan to do so. The governor describe the rumour as work of people wey wan spoil the image of government and scatter peace for the state.
Fintiri call the report unfounded and beg the public make dem ignore am. He talk say schools suppose continue their academic activities normally.
He warn say the government no go hesitate to take serious action against anybody wey dey spread false information and dey cause tension for the state.
The governor talk say his administration don make plenty progress for the education sector and go continue to work to give quality education to the people of the state.
He beg the public to ignore the false talk and support government effort to build a better Adamawa. He warn those wey dey spread fake information make dem stop or face the full weight of the law.
He reassure the public say the government go continue to work hard to make Adamawa State become centre for educational excellence.
The state government had earlier announce the closure of all public and private boarding schools last Saturday. For the statement the commissioner sign, he talk say the governor direct the closure to prevent repeat of the kidnappings wey happen for Niger and Kebbi states.
The commissioner talk say with the kind security wahala wey the country dey face, especially the attacks on schools, boarding secondary schools don become target for kidnappers. Based on that, he talk say the governor direct say all boarding schools for the state—public or private—should deboard and operate as day schools until further notice.
Last Sunday, gunmen attack Government Comprehensive Girls’ Secondary School for Maga, Kebbi State, and kidnap 25 students. For another incident, gunmen invade St. Mary’s Primary and Secondary School for Papiri, Niger State, and carry about 300 pupils plus some staff.
The country still never forget the April 14, 2014 Chibok school attack wey over 276 girls dey kidnapped, and the February 2018 Dapchi attack where 110 girls dey taken and Leah Sharibu still never return.
But wetin never clear be why the Adamawa State Government wait one full week before dem respond to the commissioner’s first statement.
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