FG constructs 710 metres Rivers college roads

The minister disclosed that 15 people were employed during the construction of the roads, thereby contributing to the job creation initiative of the federal government.

News Agency of Nigeria • December 19, 2022

Federal College of Education (Technical), Omoku, Rivers.

The Federal Ministry of Works and Housing has constructed and handed over 710 metres of internal roads to the Federal College of Education (Technical), Omoku, Rivers.

The Minister, Babatunde Fashola, handed the roads to the school on Friday.

Mr Fashola, represented by Olufemi Adetunji, the Federal Controller of Works in the state, said the construction and rehabilitation of the roads were to bridge the infrastructural gap.

He said it would create a conducive environment for teaching and learning.

The minister disclosed that 15 people were employed during the construction of the roads, thereby contributing to the job creation initiative of the federal government.

According to him, the gap in the nation’s infrastructure needs is steadily bridged by a gradual process of repairs, renewal and construction on major highways, and it has reached the schools.

“It is not debatable that the quality of education will be impacted by the quality of infrastructure and the learning environment, and those who doubt it should listen to some of the feedback from students in the schools where this type of intervention had taken place.

“We have successfully intervened in 64 internal road projects in various federal tertiary institutions and handed over 46 roads as of March 2022. We now have another 18 roads ready to be handed over. We are currently attending to 19 other roads in similar institutions across the country, making a total of 83 roads, “he said.

In his speech, Emmanuel Ikenyiri, the institution’s provost, commended the federal government for the intervention.

He said the place was formerly a forest, and lecturers and students were scared because of the unconducive environment, which led to tension for over 30 years since the institution’s inception.

Mr Ikenyiri appealed to the federal government to embark on more projects in the college, such as hostel and lecture halls, to make the college conducive for learning.

He also called on the federal government to convert the college into a Federal University of Education.

(NAN)

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