Ayodele Olalere
In order to improve the quality of education in the state as well as provide conducive learning environment, Lagos State government has promised to rehabilitate all dilapidated classrooms in both primary and secondary schools in the state.
During an inspection tour today of selected schools, Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, who represented the state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, while visiting Maryland Primary School, Maryland, said the Babajide Sanwo-Olu’ s government is concerned about the learning environment in state owned schools, and as such is set to improve the standard of classrooms in the state.
Accompanied by the Head of Service, Muri Okunola, Hamzat said the present condition of classrooms in.public schools is not encouraging as many of them has damaged windows, chairs, and doors, adding with the present weather conditions, the pupils should be learning in a conducive environment.
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“The Babajide Sanwo-Olu’ administration is concerned about educating our pupil and the environment in which they learn must be conducive. This is one of the reasons we have come to go round to see for ourselves the condition in which they are learning. We are choosing schools that are in bad shape. Our children are going to be on holidays so we want to see what we can do to repair the classrooms before they resume. If you are in a house and your windows, doors and chairs are not in good shape, you will not be comfortable. Our children should be protected from the weather. We have noticed the doors and windows are bad. These are some of the issues we will address so our students can be comfortable. We need to repair all the classrooms,” he said.
On the high number of population of pupils in government schools and classrooms, the Deputy Governor promised the government would sure standards are followed, adding ” we will make sure there will be a standard.”
“There are standards that must be met and if those standards are not met, we will take action,” he said.
