The Lagos State government says no fewer than 16 rehabilitated classrooms will be inaugurated in the six divisions of the state from Wednesday.

Hakeem Smith, the chairman of the Special Committee of Rehabilitation of Public Schools (SCRPS), disclosed this on Tuesday at the Baguda Kalto Press Centre, Alausa.

SCRPS was created by President Bola Tinubu in 2004 and re-inaugurated by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu in 2019.

“Since the inauguration, SCRPS has been able to rehabilitate 386 blocks of classrooms in both primary and secondary schools in Lagos state.

“Our new construction projects are preceded with a good geotechnical soil investigation to ensure they are founded on the right strata.

“The designs are functional, well orientated to ensure adequate natural light penetration and ventilation and well finished to ensure durability with the choice of materials,” he said.

SCRP is saddled with the responsibility of rehabilitating dilapidated structures and constructing new classroom blocks in the public schools.

The programme will begin from Keme Balogun School in Ibeshe, Ikorodu, with a drive-through and inauguration of Ajegunle Junior in Kosofe.

The committee chairman highlighted some schools that would be inaugurated on Wednesday.

The newly built schools are Elamaro Community Junior School in Eti Osa LGA – completed; Musade Odugate Junior School in Oriokuta Ikorodu- completed; and

Oke Odo Junior High School in Ebute Metta.

Three hundred and eighty-six schools were rehabilitated, including King Ado Junior and Senior High School and Isale Eko Junior/Senior Grammar School in Lagos.

Also, the rehabilitation of 18 blocks of classrooms in Cherubim and Seraphim Nursery and Primary School 1, Owutu, Ikorodu; and renovation of existing L-Shaped 18 classrooms; fence work and construction of 10 toilet blocks.

Mr Smith said, “About 208,000 composite furniture that address the problem of ergonomics have been supplied to the schools. Principals and teachers’ furniture are usually supplied along with the student furniture.

“Though, a lot is still required as there are shortfalls in some schools. Be rest assured that this is being addressed continuously and hopefully get to a good balance soon.”

Present at the briefing were the state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso and Jamiu Alli-Balogun, the Commissioner for Basic Education.

(NAN)