Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of
Ondo state, has ordered the closure of public schools in flood-prone
communities.
In a statement released on
Friday, Donald Ojogo, commissioner for information and orientation, said the
schools are to embark on a three-week holiday starting from Monday, October 14.
He noted that the closure will
affect public primary and secondary schools in the state.
The commissioner said the
governor declared the emergency holiday due to the massive flood affecting some
parts of the state.
Riverine communities in Ilaje and
Ese-Odo local government areas of the state have been submerged in flood with
properties and valuables destroyed.
Igbotu, where the governor’s
mother hails from, is among the communities affected by flooding.
Ojogo said the closure will
prevent incidents that may further affect “lives of vulnerable pupils in those
areas as a result of the floods”.
The commissioner directed
headteachers and principals in the affected schools to ensure that all
perishable educational materials are evacuated to prevent the destruction of
valuables.
On Monday, Doyinsola Boluwaji, a
final-year student of the department of Religious and African Studies at
Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, was swept away by flood following a
downpour in the evening.
The management of the university
said the body of the female student of the institution was yet to be recovered.
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