Apparently challenged by the financial implications of the Federal government’s order, private schools have devised alternative methods of keeping their schools opened for business. Before the formal announcement by the country’s Education Minister, Shekarau most schools had commenced the under guise of ‘Summer Classes” and intends to keep to it until the formal resumption in October, 2014. It is common knowledge that most privately run schools owned by foreigners and Nigerians in Lagos, Ibadan, Port Harcourt and Abuja had formed the habit of defying local education authorities on resumption and closing dates for schools.
It will be recalled months ago that the authorities in Lagos, the country’s commercial nerve point were at logger heads with most private schools who refused to comply with unified schools’ calendar.
According to BBC reports, some Nigerians welcome the move, saying it could restrict the disease to one area and make it easier for the authorities to tackle.
But others are unhappy at the decision, arguing that – since Ebola is in only one state – pupils in other areas should have been allowed to go back to school.
Others are questioning government’s motive at the closure of schools while political groups continue to hold rallies and campaigns ahead of the 2015 elections
