Students of Ekosodin in Edo return to school after five years

Tuesday was a day of joy for students of  Ekosodin Secondary School in Ovia North-East Local Government Area of Edo State as they all returned to school, five years after they were made to vacate the school premises due to the dilapidated nature of the structures.

The school management was, five years ago, forced to send the students home, following the dilapidated state of the only existing school building.

The return of the students on Tuesday was facilitated by  a member of the House of Representatives, Dennis Idahosa, whose intervention saw to the reconstruction of a block of six classrooms and a principal office in the 45-year old school.

The rebuilt secondary school was inaugurated on Tuesday alongside 120 twin chairs and desks.

Nigerian Tribune gathered that before the intervention of the Ovia Federal Constituency representative, the students had to share classrooms with the only primary school in the community.

A Senior Secondary School (SSS) 2 student, Miss Innocentia Eghianfo, said before the movement to the primary school, the students were learning under an unbearable condition.

“I was actually in JSS 1 when we relocated to join the pupils of Ekosodin Primary School and before the relocation, we were learning under all weather conditions; rain or sunshine.

“Aside that, there were no chairs and desks so we had to come to school with our chairs and desks while majority who could not afford, sat on bare floor.

“We are happy that we finally have our space; the afternoon and morning class sessions ocassioned by the relocation will now be a thing of the past, we also have chairs and desk now, we are indeed happy,” she stated.

An old student of the school and a former chairman of the ward,  Mr Victor Osayande when corroborating Eghianfo, noted that their children had been saved the inconveniences of the past five years.

Also speaking, youth leader in the community, Mr Osahon Ogbemudia, commended Idahosa and appealed to him for the reconstruction of the other building in the secondary school that had been in a state of disuse for over 10 years.

In his remarks, Idahosa said that apart from the Ekosodin Secondary School, there were 29 other completed and ongoing projects that would bear direct impact on members of his constituents.

“I must say that what started as a dream has become a reality within a little space of time.

“Like I promised during my campaign, I will only be involved in influencing projects that have direct impact on the people, just like what we are inaugurating today,” he said.

 

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