To lessen the impact of the elimination of fuel subsidies, the Edo State Government has cut back on school days to three days each week.
Following a meeting with the state’s Head of Service Anthony Okungbowa and other government representatives, Ozavize Salami, the chair of the Edo State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), made this statement in Benin City on Friday.
The purpose of the conference on Friday was to discuss the government’s mandate that public and civil workers work three times each week starting after the termination of subsidies.
We made an effort to group the school learning days into the first three days of the week in order to accommodate the three-day work week. For administrative reasons, we didn’t want any gaps. Therefore, students in all basic education schools across the state will arrive on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, she said.
According to her, the administration has already announced measures to align with the academic program.
In order to make sure that the curriculum for the term is covered, the SUBEB chairman added, “We also extended the learning time by one hour in primary schools and two hours in junior secondary schools.”
Therefore, the schedule for Thursday and Friday has been included into the schedule for Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.
The Head of Service, for his part, explained that although public and civil officials must work three times per week, government offices will be open all seven days of the week.
He claims that off-duty employees will work remotely.