Commissioner for education, Jamila Dahiru, at a news conference in Bauchi on Thursday said the state government also declared a two-day break for all public schools ahead of the March 11 governorship and House of Assembly elections.
Bauchi state government has declared a two-day break for all public schools in the state ahead of the 2023 presidential and National Assembly elections holding on Saturday.
Commissioner for education, Jamila Dahiru, at a news conference in Bauchi on Thursday said the state government also declared a two-day break for all public schools ahead of the March 11 governorship and House of Assembly elections.
“Students of day schools should remain at home on Friday 24 and Monday 27th February, 2023 for the presidential elections and school activities are to resume on Tuesday 28th February, 2023. For the gubernatorial elections, day students are to remain at home on Friday 10th and Monday 13th March, 2023,” she explained.
Dahiru also directed all boarding school students to remain in their respective schools during the break, NAN reports.
“School activities are to resume on Tuesday 14th March, 2023 while all Boarding School students are to remain in their respective schools during the break,” the commissioner said.
Dahiru explained that the break would allow the teachers and parents to prepare to participate in the polls
She said the government was conscious that some students might travel with their parents to their local governments or areas of origin to cast their votes.
“We are also conscious that some of our teachers do participate in the activities of electioneering, and so we want to give them the opportunity to prepare ahead,” she added.