Covid-19 Lockdown: We Did Not Operate Any Academic Activities- RIHT Management

By ABIODUN JIMOH, ABEOKUTA

The Management of Royal Institute of Health Technology (RIHT), Ifo in Ogun State has disclosed that the school did not operate any academic activities during the coronavirus pandemic as being rumoured in the media.

The Public Relations Officer of the Institute based in in Ifo Local Government area, Wale Dada clarified this on Monday at a media briefing to debunk the allegation of operating academic activities   during this Covid-19 period.

The spokesman added that the allegation was made clear during the college management meeting with National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) and the National Association of Ogun State Students (NAOSS) held at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, the state capital.

It could be recalled that the students body had earlier accused the college management of operating academic activities, but the management explained that, contrary to this, what took place at the college premises was a workshop held by Ifo local government authority on coronavirus pandemic.

He further explained that this has nothing to do with the school and the students, but that the school hall was only used for the programme, stressing that, the Students Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES), had earlier being suspended in view of the pandemic.

Dada said: The school was never opened for activities. What happened last week was that, Ifo local government area did a workshop for their health workers on control of Covid-19 pandemic, and the hall of the school was used.

“The students union leadership expressed satisfaction following the authentic information given in regards the issue. The letter for commencement of the Students Industrial Work Experience (SIWES) programme from the Ogun State Hospitals Management Board scheduled to start on June 15, was equally suspended following the unresolved coronavirus pandemic.

“The students planned to resume, Monday, June 15, as directed in the letter by the Ogun State Hospitals Management Board, but as I am talking to you right now, the Siwes has been called off immediately NAOSS intervened in the situation.

“These students are health workers and part of the essential activities in the history of their academic activities, it is important for them to have the experience of the COVID-19 control measure, but as we speak, they have been called back.

Meanwhile, the  Special Assistant on Students’ Matters to Governor, Comrade Azeez Adeyemi who presided over the peaceful meeting stated that government was not to witch-hunt the school or anybody, but to save the students from the risk of contracting the deadly coronavirus.