Abel Leonard/Lafia
The Vice Chancellor, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Prof. Suleiman Bala Mohammed has said that the state government has supported the institution with N7million to purchase Personal Protection Equipment( PPE) in order to contain the spread of corona virus in the institution as students resumed.
Bala Mohammed made this known when the state House of Assembly Committee on Education, Science and Technology visited the school to assess the institution’s level of preparedness over school resumption.
The vice chancellor said that the institution has purchased thermometers, hand washing facilities, face masks among others in order to curtail the spread of the virus.
According to him, we have instructed that no face mask no entry into the school environment as we have taken the measure in order to curtail the spread of the pandemic.
“I want to commend you for being up and doing in improving on the standard of education in the state.
“You are active and committed to the development of the education sector in the state.
“Government has fumigated all of our faculties and our health staff have been trained on COVID-19.prevention.
“The state government has supported us with N7million to purchase Personal Protection Equipment( PPE) ,” he said.
Bala Mohammed also said the state Chairman on COVID-19, who is the Deputy Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Akabe has approved the establishment of Isolation and testing centers in the institution.
The vice chancellor has assured of the management’s readiness to ensure compliance with COVID-19 protocols by students, staff and other visitors coming to the school.
Earlier, Chairman, House Committee on Education, Science and Technology, Hon Daniel Ogazi said that they were in the institution to assess its level of preparedness on re-opening of the institution amidst second wave of coronavirus.
Ogazi, who is the Deputy Majority Leader of the House said that the Speaker Balarabe Abdullahi has tasked the committee to visit schools in order to ensure strict compliance with COVID-19 protocols.
” It was in view of that the committee cut short its recess to visit schools in order to assess the level of preparedness on schools re-opening,” he said.
Ogazi commended the management of the institution for providing thermometers, hand washing among others at the entry of the school, hostels and classes as well as offices and called for its sustenance.
The Chairman assured of the committee’s continued commitment to support the institution to succeed.
It would be reported that the committee alongside management of the institution inspected lecture halls,board rooms, hostel among others to assess the level of complaince with COVID-19 protocols.
