Talking to journalists shortly after the flag off, the Commissioner for Education, Prof. Uche Eze, who monitored the exercise, said;
“All our schools, classrooms, dormitories and school premises should be decontaminated and fumigated in preparation for resumption.
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“This is to ensure that when the students and teachers are back to schools, they will be safe to learn in conducive environment.
“Gov. Ugwuanyi’s administration has utilized the four months of break in academic activities in renovation and expansion of our school facilities to ensure that we have enough space for our children to maintain social distancing when they return to schools.
“In fact, a few days ago, His Excellency himself moved round schools to inspect our state of readiness and this decontamination and fumigation exercise, which is very important, is going to be the last stage of our preparation,” Prof. Eze said, adding that the exercise will take place in all the schools and will be completed on or before the evening of Monday, August 3, 2020.
The Chairman of Post Primary Schools Management Board (PPSMB) Barr. Nestor Ezeme, who also monitored the exercise added that;
“Our education friendly Governor, Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi during the four months of lockdown had paid our teachers, totaling 11,000 in number their salaries, from the 22nd to the 23rd of every month.”
The exercise is being carried out by the State Fire Service, led by its Chief Fire Officer, Engr. Okwudiri Ohaa and took place at Queen's School, Enugu.
Engr. Ohaa disclosed that the decontamination and fumigation exercise will be carried out simultaneously in about 297 secondary schools.
“We are sure that on or before evening of Monday, we will complete it,” he said.
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