The Governor of the South West Region, Bernard Okalia Bilai has expressed optimism for effective back to school, despite Monday ‘Ghost Towns’ initiated by separatist fighters to watered down the school year 2021/2022.
He made this statement on Monday September 6, 2021 after visiting some private and public schools in Buea and Limbe to evaluate the level of school resumption in the South West Region.
The marathon visit which started in Buea, at PCSS, BCS, GTHS and Molyko. And in Limbe, Saker Baptist College, Ecole SONARA and GHS Batoke. Okalia Bilai reassured the population of the South West Region of adequate security measures put in place by the administration to ensure a hitch-free kick-off of the new school year 2021/ 2022. The Governor equally reminded the schools management to respect the Covid-19 restrictive measures as they open their doors to pupils and students this new school year.
“In Kumba, Bangem, Ndian, Mamfe, schools are opened, teachers, administrators are there, some parents accompanied their children to school, I hope that tomorrow will be better, and by the end of the week, we’ll have more students than what we have seen today. ‘I will continue to say, the press should sensitise the public, I want to thank you the press for what you have been doing, it’s thanks to your support that we had these turnout today.’’ Bernard Okalia said. He added that, the schools in Buea he visited, the turnout is appropriately 50% and Limbe 80%, Okalia expressed satisfaction and appreciated the Regional Delegate of Secondary Education Dr. Hannah Etonde Mbua who has been working hard during the holidays to encourage parents to send their children to school.
It should be noted that, It’s over 5 years running without effective school in North West and South West Region of the country. Some pundits say, could this year be time, for the Government to initiate genuine dialogue with Separatists leaders for a lasting peace in the country....
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