11th June, 2023
The Edo State Government has cut school days to three times a week in order to mitigate the impact of the removal of fuel subsidies.
Ozavize Salami, the Chairperson of the Edo State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), confirmed this after a meeting between the state’s Head of Service Anthony Okungbowa and other government officials.
This comes after the state government announced that public and civil servants should work thrice weekly following the removal of subsidy.
Speaking with newsmen, Salami noted that “For the three-day work week, we tried to cluster the school learning days into the first three days of the week. We did not want any gaps for administrative reasons. So, children will come on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday in all basic education schools across the state,” she noted.
According to her, the government has already put out modalities to meet up with the school curriculum.
“What we have done also is that we’ve extended the learning time by one hour in primary schools and two hours in junior secondary schools to ensure that the term’s curriculum is achieved,” the SUBEB boss noted.
“So, we have taken the timetable for Thursday and Friday and integrated it into the timetable for Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.”
On his part, the Head of Service explained that while public and civil servants are to work thrice a week, government offices will be opened throughout the week for services.
Workers not on duty will operate remotely, he continued.