Oyo govt approves N2bn for rehabilitation of 100 schools

The Oyo State Executive Council has approved the rehabilitation of 100 public secondary schools across the 33 local government areas as well as the construction of four compartments VIP toilets. The government also disclosed that the projects will cost N1,960,417,772.57, adding that a total of 10 contractors will handle the projects in the 100 schools […]

The Oyo State Executive Council has approved the rehabilitation of 100 public secondary schools across the 33 local government areas as well as the construction of four compartments VIP toilets.

The government also disclosed that the projects will cost N1,960,417,772.57, adding that a total of 10 contractors will handle the projects in the 100 schools across the state.

The Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Mr. Toye Arulogun, who made the disclosure recently in Ibadan, said the SEC gave the approval during its meeting last week.

Arulogun said the upgrading of infrastructural facilities in schools to facilitate the provision of the much required enabling learning environment that will fast track the transformation and repositioning of the education sector in Oyo State is non-negotiable.

The commissioner explained that 34 schools would be renovated in LGAs in Ibadan zone, 30 schools in Oke Ogun zone, 15 from Ogbomoso zone, 12 from Oyo zone while the remaining nine schools are from Ibarapa zone.

He stated that among the schools to be rehabilitated with the construction of four compartments VIP toilets are Emmanuel Grammar School, Samonda, Anglican Grammar School, Kudeti, Otun Agbaakin Community Grammar School, Akinyele, Fiditi Grammar School, Fiditi, Orayan Grammar School, Onjo Community High School, Okeho, Community Grammar School, Lalupon, Girls Grammar School Ogbomoso, amongst others.