Governor Dapo Abiodun has ordered the stepping down of the COVID-19 test as a mandatory requirement for returning students in the exit classes, and equally directed that the “government laboratories carry out tests for all returning SS3 boarding students at no cost”.
The governor reversed it’s decision, making COVID-19 tests free for all returning SS3 boarding students.
Those that have paid for tests will be refunded.
Governor Abiodun, who gave the directives while reacting to the protest embarked on by parents of final year students in private secondary schools in the state, following COVID-19 test levy of N25,000 urged private school owners to exercise their duty of care to their pupils.
According to the governor, “the admittance of students into boarding house in private secondary schools will be at the discretion of the management and the Parents Teachers Association, PTA, of such private schools.”
Governor Abiodun, in a statement, said: “Ogun State government recommends that students who do not have to stay in the boarding house should attend school from home, especially those with underlying health conditions.
“I have also directed the provision of face masks to all students in both private and public schools. The inconvenience and confusion experienced yesterday are highly regrettable and my sincere apologies to the parents and students so affected.
