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In a move to further strengthen the education sector, the Kwara State Government has handed over newly completed classroom blocks, science laboratories, and motorised boreholes to several secondary schools across Ilorin metropolis.
The projects, executed under the administration’s education revitalisation programme, are aimed at providing conducive learning environments and improving access to water and sanitation in public schools.
At a brief handover ceremony on Tuesday, the Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Dr. Lawal Olohungbebe, presented the completed facilities to school authorities in Fate-Basin Senior Secondary School, Olunlade Senior Secondary School, Government Day Secondary School Karumo, IMAN Senior Secondary School, and Army Day Secondary School, Ilorin.
At Fate-Basin Senior Secondary School, the commissioner handed over a block of three classrooms with an office, a two-room block, toilet facilities, and a motorised borehole. The same facilities were replicated at Olunlade Senior Secondary School to enhance teaching and learning conditions.
Government Day Secondary School, Karumo, also received a block of three classrooms with an office, a two-room block, toilets, and a borehole to support hygiene and learning activities.
Similarly, IMAN Senior Secondary School benefited from a new two-classroom-size science laboratory, a two-room toilet block, and a motorzed borehole to promote practical science education.
At Army Day Secondary School, Olohungbebe handed over a renovated four-classroom block with an office and store, a two-classroom block with an office and staff room, a two-room block with toilet facilities, and a motorised borehole with water reticulation and a generating set.
Speaking during the handovers, Dr. Olohungbebe urged school managements to ensure the proper maintenance of all facilities, stressing that public investments must be protected for the benefit of future learners.
He reaffirmed the commitment of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq’s administration to sustaining investments in education infrastructure and ensuring that every child in Kwara learns in a safe, well-equipped environment.
In a related development, the Commissioner, alongside members of the Ministry’s Monitoring and Anti-Loitering Committee, visited selected schools to assess compliance with directives on discipline and punctuality.
Dr. Olohungbebe commended teachers who reported early to duty, describing their dedication as a reflection of professionalism and commitment to the state’s educational goals.
He urged others to emulate such discipline, adding that effective teaching and learning thrive only in an atmosphere of punctuality, orderliness, and responsibility.
The Commissioner also advised both students and teachers to avoid loitering during school hours and to make proper use of the new facilities for academic and personal development.
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