The lawmaker representing Oyo East/West at the State House of Assembly, Hon. Isiaka Kazeem Tunde, charged Gov. Makinde to re-open schools.
The lawmaker presented a Motion to the House over some neglected schools in his constituency which he said have been shut down for almost four years.
According to the lawmaker, the schools were closed down under the last administration following the creation of new Local Council Development Authorities (LCDAs) by the State House of Assembly leading to boundary disputes and right of ownership among the two concerned local governments which resulted into violence the eventual closure of the schools to prevent escalation of the situation.
His motion titled “Need To Reopen Some Closed Primary Schools In Oyo East/West Local Government Areas”, was presented to the House during it’s plenary sitting.
Hon. Arole as he is popularly known, noted that the young children attending the affected schools are the ones bearing the brunt as teachers and other administrative workers have since been redeployed to other schools.
Some of the affected schools include, Baptist Primary Schools Oluwatedo and Laagbe, Phinock Memorial Primary School Obanako road, L.A Primary School Ago-Oyo, St. Lukes Primary School Bada Idi Iyalode, Community Basic Schools Igbo-Olose and Obanako in Oyo West Local Government Area.
Other Schools are Baptist Primary Schools Oniyanrin, Gudugbu and Aguo, Community Primary School Obasere, Community Basic School Adebimpe, Methodist Primary School Aba Igbo Aje and Primary School Alagbon Iwo in Oyo East Local Government Area.
He lamented the plight of rural dwellers who have since been denied their rights and access to basic education over the development.
The lawmaker also explained that the schools are in deplorable states as the structures and other educational aids provided by government with the tax payers’ money are wasting away stressing that government has neglected the affected schools for too long.
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The reason why the motion was brought to the floor of the House is the urgent need to reopen those affected schools because over twenty five schools were closed down. “You can imagine the number of children in those schools. Some students have been relocated to other schools while other children have remained unattended to,” he said.