Coronavirus: Osun Govt Cautions Students Against Public Gathering 

The Government of the state of Osun, has urged the students in tertiary institutions to support the efforts of the state government in combating Coronavirus ravaging the world by educating their colleagues and neighbours on the precautionary measures.    

The state government said it is regrettable that the pandemic forced authorities to close down all educational institutions to prevent the spread of the virus saying the closure of schools should be a strong signal to the students that the pandemic is a serious disaster. 

Commissioner for Commerce, Industry and Co-peratives, Olabode Olaonipekun advised the students while speaking on behalf of the state government in Osogbo, the state capital during the presentation of emergency food paliatives to the students in the state. 

According to the commissioner, the present stage of the pandemic management is self responsibility where it requires individual strict complaiance to precautions by avoiding public gathering as government continues the ease of lockdown across the nation. 

He said ” It is painful that our children could not be in school as result of Covid 19, and the only way out is prevention through precautions, as students and future leaders with advantage of higher education, you have responsibility to educate your colleagues, parents, guardian  and neighbours about the potential danger of the spread of Coronavirus.

“You must provide leadership in advocacy  by discouraging any form of public gathering and productively engage your colleagues intellectually through various available online social network platforms to minimise the effect of the lockdown pending the time the government will take decision on reopening of schools, ” the commissioner added.

Olaonipekun said Governor Adegboyega Oyetola valued the students in the state which informed his decision to donate emergency palliatives to the students to mitigate the economic effect of the pandemic. 

Chairman, National Association of Nigeria Students/Joint Campus Committee (NANS/JCC) Agbogunleri Mikel and President, National Association of Nigeria Students (NAOSS) Teslim Ayowale, who received the food items on behalf of their colleagues lauded the  governor for the gesture  and promised the students movement support in the fight against Covid 19.

Teslim said the student leaders will have no choice than to provide leadership to come out of the situation as early as possible to resume and continue academic activities adding that the pandemic badly affected the student community. 

He urged the government at all levels to fund various ongoing researches by Nigeria scientists to produce a locally developed vaccine against the virus, arguing that the safest and permanent solution to the pandemic is preventive and curing vaccines.