Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has flagged off massive infrastructural projects across
600 schools in the State.
Speaking at the flag off ceremony in Otte town of Asa Local Government, the Governor said the projects are a combination of the 2014 to 2019 Universal Basic Education Commission (SUBEB) interventions.
According to Malam AbdulRazaq, the development has turned the page in the history of basic education in the state, after many years of official blacklist by the federal government
He explained that the projects include statewide wholesale remodelling of schools, construction of new classrooms, rehabilitation of existing ones, construction of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) facilities, information and communication facilities, and training and retraining of teachers.
Chairman State Universal Basic Education Board, Professor. Shehu Raheem Adaramaja, who commended the Governor for the huge investments in the education sector, announced that over 600 schools across the state would benefit from the interventions.
