Students of tertiary institutions in Kano state have conducted a peaceful protest against the closure of their schools.
The protest was conducted at Kano state polytechnic, Sa’adatu Rimi College of Education and Aminu Kano College of Islamic and Legal Studies.
TheAnalystNG gathered that the students have came to their respective schools on Wednesday for classes, but denied entry by security officials.
This reporter sighted many students at schools’ gate lamenting against government’s decision of closure and singing solidarity songs before it metamorphosis to protest.
A student of Aminu Kano College of Islamic and Legal Studies Mubarak Muhammad told this reporter that he was shocked when he heard that Kano state government has ordered the closure of schools again.
“COVID-19 lock down had seriously affected my studies. We are about to commence examination.
“Education is not receiving deserved attention in this country. If things continue to happen this way, I will leave my studies,” he said.
Another student met in same college Aisha Sani Abdulkadir said she learned the school’s closure when the security denied her access.
She said although, they were denied access to the school, the authorities have also directed police to send them away an act she described as harassment.
“You see now our years of studies have increased. A two year programme has became three years. Likewise a three year’s will now take student four years,” she said.
She noted that students are in serious dilemma, and staying at home is not helping matters.
On her part Salma Muhammad said the government’s directive has interrupted their ongoing examination.
She said they were expecting to round off their examinations on Friday.
Another student at the college, Abubakar Tahir said he heard that the schools were closed due to abduction of boarding school students at Kankara local government area, Katsina state.
He said the peaceful protest was conducted to express their anger against government’s decision.
He said Katsina students were abducted due to insincerity of Nigeria’s leaders who failed to provide adequate security to schools.
A student of Kano state Polytechnic Abubakar Muhammad said they came to school for normal classes, but security send them away.
“Some our are new students, many others are writing their examinations after long COVID-19 vacation.
“Nobody tell us the reason behind the closure. No one tell us when we should come back. We were just ask to leave school’s premises.
“We have no option than to embark on peaceful protest. We were really hurt. I don’t really know my graduation date. And I want get married,” he said.
TheAnalystNG reports that governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has extended school closure order to tertiary Institutions in the state.
Mr Ganduje gave the order through the state’s Commissioner of higher education Mariya Mahmoud Bunkure and her counterpart of Health, Aminu Ibrahim Tsanyawa in a press statement issued in the late hours of Tuesday night.
The Governor who didn’t state any reason for the closure of the schools, said affected institutions are all Public and Private Health Training institutions including Schools of basic/postbasic nursing and midwifery, Schools of Health Technology, school of Hygiene, Sa’adatu Rimi college of Education, Kano state Polytechnic, Audu Bako College of Agriculture and Aminu Kano college of Islamic and legal studies.
Part of the statement reads, “His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Kano State, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, OFR, has approved the closure of all Tertiary Institutions in the State with immediate effect.
“With this approval, all students are advised to vacate the Campuses from tomorrow 16/12/2020. They’re also advised to continue revising their lessons while at home.
“All inconveniences are highly regretted,” the statement however reads.
The Governor had initially through his Commissioner of Education, Muhammad Kiru, ordered the closure of all public and private schools in the state.
