By Emmanuel Olorunsola
Cross River State Government said that schools in its state will follow the guidelines given by the Federal Government on school reopening.
The Special Adviser to Cross River State Governor on Education, Mr Castro Ezama, in an interview with journalists expressed the readiness of the state to implement the guidelines.
Federal government recently released new guidelines for resumption of schools.
The guidelines include that schools must implement safe distancing measures that minimise and isolate risks and ensure fumigation and disinfection of schools, before resumption.
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The special adviser said that the state government meant well for the children of the state in both public and private schools.
“If the Federal Government has come up with such guidelines, you can trust that Cross River that is usually ahead on such matters will be equal to the task.
“We are in top gear but will just follow the directive of the Federal Government.
“However, next week, there will be a formal statement from the state Ministry of Education on what it is doing concerning resumption,” he said.
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It would be recalled that the state had on June 16 deferred its earlier planned resumption of academic activities by the West African Peoples Institute, Calabar; Government Secondary School, Ikom; and Government Secondary School, Igoli, Ogoja.
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