The Federal Government on Monday directed that all schools from the primary to the tertiary level should remain open during the period of the general elections, assuring Nigerians that the Federal Government had put in place adequate measures to ensure safety of schools at all levels.
It also directed all private schools in the country to comply.
This decision was reached at the end of a meeting held in Abuja between the Minister of Education, Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau and States’ Commissioners of Education, managements of the National Universities Commission, National Board for Technical Educations and other stakeholders in the education sector.
The announcement was made to allay what the Minister said were unfounded fears and rumours of security threats during the elections.