Oyo to spend N5.6bn on new schools

By Agboola Bayo
Ibadan

Oyo state government is to spend a total of N5.6 billion in the construction of new schools buildings across the state, in addition to ongoing model schools being constructed.
State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Adeniyi Olowofela, disclosed this at the weekend during a chat with journalists on the ongoing demolition of over 200 dilapidated and abandoned school structures across the state.
Prof Olowofela, while stressing that the demolition would be at no cost to the state government, said it was an act of corporate social responsibility on the part of the contractors that would build the new block of classrooms for the schools across the state.
He maintained that the state government would leave no stone unturned at ensuring a lasting legacy as well as building more structures and renovating those that government could handle.
Olowofela said state government had “realised that there are some structures, especially those ones that were established in the 50’s, with mud bricks that could no longer stand the test of time because of structural problems” saying, such structures would be pulled down.
“I also need to reiterate that government has set aside N5.6billion to construct new buildings in schools in the state, aside from the model schools. Currently, the project of N2billion has been awarded for 100 schools in our various secondary schools. We have also set aside N3.5billion for primary school structures in the state,” he said.

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