The Ogun government on Thursday commissioned a renovated principal’s office, classrooms, administrative block, borehole and school toilets at Ebenezer Grammar School in Abeokuta.
The Special Adviser to Gov. Dapo Abiodun on Primary and Secondary Education, Mrs. Ronke Soyombo, expressed gratitude to the donors of the projects at the school premises in Iberekodo, Abeokuta.
Soyombo described education as both a necessity and an investment, which must be embraced by all and sundry with the seriousness it deserved.
She submitted that the desire of the present administration was to create an enabling environment for learning and capacity building, where students and teachers would be happy to learn and work.
She added that the renovated classrooms would not only uplift the school, but also make it compete with first choice schools in the state.
“In the current global world of Information Technology (IT), education is both a necessity and an investment, which everybody must embrace with the seriousness that it deserves.
“The era when education is acquired in crowded and stressful classes is becoming a thing of the past. The state government has taken a stand to ensure that provision of basic infrastructure is a top priority education policy,” she said.
In his address, the Chairman of the occasion, Mr Oludayo Okunade, appreciated the state government for creating an atmosphere of global relevance for teaching and learning.
Okunade appealed for more government attention in prompt payment of salaries and subventions to schools.
Also speaking, the Principals of both Senior and Junior Schools, Mrs. Abosede Babalola and Mrs. Funmilayo Sobiye respectively, thanked the current administration in the state for granting the approval for the projects.
They noted that the Ogun Digital Classroom organised by the government during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown was a proactive initiative that was worthy of commendation.
Speaking on behalf of the donors, Mr Abayomi Fujah, said that the projects were a way of giving back to the community.
He appealed to the well-to-do in the society to always join hands with the government to move the education sector forward.
