Reopening of Schools: Ghanaians share views on Akufo-Addo’s decision

Reopening of Schools: Ghanaians share views on Akufo-Addo’s decision

- President Akufo-Addo has directed all schools at various levels to resume learning activities

- This has sparked a debate among members of the public because of the COVID-19 pandemic

- While some have argued that it is a reckless thing to send the children back to school, others have backed Akufo-Addo and aired their views on why it is a good idea

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The debate of schools reopening amid the COVID-19 pandemic is still ongoing since President Akufo-Addo issued the order for children to go to school.

Some have kicked against the order, saying that it is a bad idea for the children to go back to school due to the pandemic that is still causing havoc.

However, some Ghanaians believe Akufo-Addo’s directive is in order and should be supported.

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Reopening of Schools: Ghanaians share view on Akufo-Addo’s Decision
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These people made their views known commenting on a post made on YEN.com.gh’s official Facebook page.

Nana Kweku believes the re-opening of schools should not be postponed:

Isaac held a similar view:

Ahmed commented that masking up and using sanitisers are enough:

Patapaa Kitoa also made his views known:

Abu took it to Allah in prayers:

Vincent raised a solid argument:

Aseidu commented that if we should always think about corona, we won’t move on in life:

Kelvin believes that adhering to safety protocols are enough and that the re-opening of schools should not be postponed:

Michael and Prince also backed the president:

Meanwhile, Ghana has recorded new deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic.

This time, some personnel of various institutions, including the education and financial sector, have died.

YEN.com.gh reported earlier the death of Kwesi Pratt’s young brother, a lecturer at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) after he battled COVID-19 complications.

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Also, the head of finance at Fidelity Bank has also died after contracting the disease.

Yet again, a younger brother of Mike Ocquaye, former Speaker of Parliament, has also died from the disease.

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Naa Ayeley Aryee Naa Ayeley is a creative writer with over ten years of experience in journalism and media. She started writing for YEN in 2017 as an editor on the entertainment desk and later became a monitoring editor.