Primary and secondary schools in most parts of Abia State on Monday recorded high turn-up of pupils, students, and teachers when they resumed after the 2nd term holidays.
This was unlike in the past when attendance used to be very low almost through-out the first week of resumption until the next, LEADERSHIP checks indicated.
At one of the public primary schools at the centre of the capital, Umuahia, teaching and learning were going on as early as 9.30 am with most of the classes full.
The same was noticed at a private mission group of schools along Ogbo Hill, Aba where it was gathered that the “head was around earlier on to receive the pupils and students.”
Confirming the development, a source at the state Ministry of Basic Education attributed it to the seriousness the government attaches to education sector.
“It is no longer business as usual in the sector as every stakeholder has braced-up with the government’s reforms in the sector,” the source which pleaded anonymity noted.
However, this was contrary to what was observed in some communities in Abia North where the schools could not open as directed by the government through public announcements.
This may not be unconnected with observation of Monday sit-at-home in the South East to protest the detention of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu by the federal government..
It was reliably learnt that for about two years or so now, observation of the order had been persistently paralyzing business activities in most parts of the zone.
