#EndSARS: Ondo Govt closes schools

The Ondo State Government has ordered all schools in the state to close, following the ongoing #EndSARS protests in the state.
Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Mr Femi Agagu, stated this in a statement on Tuesday in Akure.
 
“Mr Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN,  has directed that all schools that resumed on Monday,   Oct. 19,  2020 are to close for the meantime from tomorrow,  Oct. 21, 2020” he said.
 
According to Agagu, this is because of the engulfing nationwide protest and the need to ensure safety of our students and staff.
 
“Parents and the public are to  take note of  this directive and all schools are to comply.
 
“Any inconvenience  this  directive may cause  parents and guidance is regretted, while the state government will  ensure resumption of our schools as soon as possible,” Agagu said.
 
Major roads leading to the state capital were blocked by the EndSARS protesters, who were seen burning tyres there.
 
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State had  last week while appealing to some protesters in Akure urged them to embrace the window of opportunity to be created by  the Judicial Panel of Inquiry  to be established .
 
He advised the  members of the public to  submit their  memoranda on their grievances against the SARS unit of the Police Force to the panel.
 
The governor, however, promised to set up the judicial panel before the end of the week.