Elections: Ebonyi state govt shuts schools for 3 weeks

Elections: Ebonyi state govt shuts schools for 3 weeks

On Tuesday, February 14, the Ebonyi state government issued a directive ordering the closure of all state-run schools from February 22 to March 13, 2023, to allow pupils and other eligible voters to participate in the general elections that year.

The decision was made, according to Mr. Uchenna Orji, the state’s Commissioner for Information and Orientation, at the Executive Council meeting on Monday.

Beginning on February 22, 2023, all primary and secondary schools in the state, both public and private, must observe the closure. He further stated that in order to make up for the missed academic time, the school year would be extended by three weeks.