The Kwara State Government has flagged off the massive infrastructural, school projects across 600 schools in the state.
This was made known to the public, in a statement issued on Thursday, by Kwara state governor, Gov AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Facebook.
He said the projects which include statewide wholesale remodelling of schools, construction of new classrooms, rehabilitation of existing ones, construction of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) facilities, information and communication facilities, and training and retraining of teachers, commenced today.
He said, “Today, we flagged off massive infrastructural projects across 600 schools in the state. This development will turn the page in the history of basic education in the state.
The projects include statewide wholesale remodelling of schools, construction of new classrooms, rehabilitation of existing ones, construction of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) facilities, information and communication facilities, and training and retraining of teachers.”
He added that, “This project is the outcome of a strategic new beginning between our administration and the Universal Basic Education Commission. Kwara’s relationship with UBEC broke down in 2013 when the former regime diverted the matching grants for school development.”
“This brought Kwara to the rock bottom in the area of basic education infrastructure. We had to pay back the diverted funds. Then we saved up to access the N7bn grants that had piled up between 2014 and 2019.”
He continued, “With this project, there will be total remodelling of 24 schools to feature classrooms, toilets, libraries, laboratories, and offices.
“There will be construction of four new classrooms each across 61 locations, three new classrooms each in 64 locations, and two new classrooms each in 116 locations.
“Apart from this, some 1335 classrooms will be rehabilitated across the state. We will also dig 89 boreholes and construct 78 pour-flush toilets. Some 29,005 units of student furniture and 7,474 units of teachers’ furnitures will be provided.”
He also urged all the contractors and supervisors already enlisted to deliver quality jobs, adding that it will boost the state economy.
