Over 100 residents of Ijagbo town, Oyun local government area of Kwara, were on Monday rendered homeless as a rainstorm wreaked havoc on the community.
It was gathered that educational institutions, residential houses, and market stalls were destroyed, with their roofs blown away and property damaged.
The rainstorm wreaked havoc on Ansar Deen College, Ijagbo as more than 10 classrooms were affected, leaving students and teachers stranded.
It was gathered that the storm, which struck around 4 p.m. on Monday, tore off roofs and exposed classrooms to the elements, damaging essential learning materials and disrupting academic activities.
Reacting to the development, the school’s principals, Mr. Olaniyi Musbaudeen and Mrs. Saheed A.M., appealed to Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq for immediate intervention to restore the damaged infrastructure.
“We are deeply saddened by this disaster. The destruction of these classrooms poses a serious threat to our students’ education” said Mr Musbaudeen.
“We urgently need the government’s support to rebuild”.
Mrs. Saheed echoed the call for help, stressing that a delay in reconstruction could have long-term consequences on students’ academic progress.
Meanwhile, Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq on Tuesday inspected the multistorey prototype primary school in Adeta, Ilorin, at the weekend, calling it another step to upgrade public school infrastructure along with the huge investments in the quality of teaching in the schools.
The administration is committed to investing more in the education sector this fiscal year to bridge the gaps in school infrastructure and digital literacy, he told reporters on the sideline of the inspection at Adeta.
He said the government’s KwaraLEARN programme is a watershed for teachers and public school pupils in the state as it builds learning processes around technology and best practices.
“We are going to focus heavily on education and healthcare this year. Those are the major challenges that we have to overcome. With what we have in the KwaraLEARN programme through which we put digital devices in every classroom, we are intentionally doing what we have to do to make sure we bridge some gaps,” the Governor said.
“We have seen significant changes. As a result of the progress that we have made, many parents are taking their wards from private establishments to government schools because they have seen the change. This has seen an increase in enrollment. We are also reducing out-of-school children.
“This is a prototype of KwaraLEARN School. This is called a prototype in the sense that we have to rethink how we design and build our schools and learning environment. It is the way we want to build our schools. This is just the beginning.
“Parents are taking advantage of KwaraLEARN to enrol their children in public schools. By and large, we have seen an upturn in enrollment in our schools, and the learning outcomes are exceedingly very good. We are glad that we went into the KwaraLEARN programme and we are going to strengthen it”.
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