The Lagos State government has revealed that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has built and renovated 4,000 new public classrooms in primary and secondary schools since taking office in 2019.
The chairman of the Special Committee on Rehabilitation of Public Schools, SCRPS, Hakeem Smith, disclosed this at a media briefing on achievements of the committee under the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu-led administration, held at Alausa, Ikeja.
They said Governor Sanwo-Olu will today flag off the official commissioning of 16 blocks of classrooms in some public schools across the state’s six education districts, such as Keme Balogun School in Ibeshe Ikorodu, with a drive-through and commissioning of Ajegunle Junior in Kosovo.
It should be noted that SCRPS was re-inaugurated on November 4, 2019, by Governor Sanwo-Olu to address the decaying infrastructure in Lagos public schools.
In his address at the press conference, Smith said, “Since the inauguration, SCRPS has been able to rehabilitate 386 blocks of classrooms in both primary and secondary schools in Lagos state. This rehabilitation work is spread across the six education districts in the state.
“About 1,290 classroom blocks have been constructed across the six education districts of the state, while a lot of work is ongoing, numbering about 4,000.
“Our new construction projects are functionally designed, well orientated to ensure adequate natural light penetration and ventilation and well finished to provide durability with the choice of materials.
“The buildings are concrete framed structures, with vertical movement (staircase) at the ends. There are also provisions for adequate toilet facilities for students and teachers, with water provision from public mains/boreholes.”
Smith added that the school’s rehabilitation project had addressed dilapidation in Lagos schools, transforming them into befitting educational facilities.
“Among the 386 schools rehabilitated are the renovation of King Ado Junior and Senior High School and the Isale Eko Junior /Senior Grammar School in Lagos.
“Rehabilitation of 18 classrooms block at Cherubim and Seraphim Nursery and Primary school 1 Owutu, Ikorodu and Renovation of existing L-Shape 18 classrooms, Fence work and construction of 10 toilet block
“Renovation of classroom blocks at Pastor Adegboyega Nursery and Primary School, Alapere Ketu, Renovation of Iganmu Junior High School, Iganmu, among others.
