Osun State demolish 3,000 dilapidated public schools

No fewer than 3,000 dilapidated school buildings out of the 4,000 identified across the 30 local government areas in Osun state have been demolished by the state government.

This was disclosed by the Chairman, Osun Schools Infrastructure Development Committee (O’ schools), Chief Lai Oyeduntan in Osogbo, on Thursday.

He stated that his committee had spotted schools with dangerous dilapidated structures in the state and will replace them with new ones.

He hinted that 100 model elementary schools would be built in the state, while 50 middle schools and 20 high schools would also be built in the nine federal constituencies of the state before the end of the year.

He explained that most of the school buildings in the state were constructed by the administration of
former Premier of the old Western region, Chief Obafemi Awolowo and that of the former Governor of the old Oyo State, Chief Bola Ige, which his committee observed were weak and could no longer stand the test of time.

Oyeduntan added that some of the school buildings erected during the administration of the immediate
past Governor of the state, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola were either located close to highways or of low quality standard, a development which compelled the government to demolish them also.

He further explained that the buildings that were demolished were not only those built by the government of Oyinlola as insinuated by some people, stressing that the present government in the state does not put political sentiments into its actions and deeds.

Oyeduntan concluded by affirming that arrangements had already been concluded to ensure that the planned merger of schools succeeds, assuring that all envisaged challenges that may affect the new government policy have been considered, such that the policy

-- DailyPost