Delta State Government has directed all public and private primary and secondary schools across the state to resume for the third term of the 2024/2025 academic session on Monday, April 28, 2025.
The directive was contained in a statement by the Functioning Permanent Secretary in Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, Mr. Daniel Akiri on behalf of the State Commissioner for Secondary Education, Mrs. Rose Ezewu and her counterpart in charge of Ministry of Primary Education, Dr. Kingsley Ashibogwu.
The statement explained that boarders would resume on Sunday, April 27 and classes would commence on Monday, April 28, after the learners had cleaned up their classrooms under the supervision of their teachers.
it implored parents and guardians to ensure that their children and wards were adequately prepared for the school resumption.
The statement all School Heads and teachers to comply with the directive and ensure that they were in school to discharge their statutory responsibility, adding that the state government would not tolerate any absenteeism among the teachers and stressed that they should be on their duty posts at all times.
According to the statement, the State Commissioner for Secondary Education, Mrs. Rose Ezewu and Dr. Kingsley Ashibogwu of Primary Education as well as the Functioning Permanent Secretary would separately lead the officials of the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education to monitor the level of compliance for the school resumption.
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