Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has approved the allocation of N20 billion in a supplementary budget to accelerate the ongoing overhaul of public school infrastructure across the state.
The new investment, described as a continuation of the administration’s commitment to education reform, will build upon the extensive infrastructural renewal campaign that began in 2020, following the restoration of Kwara’s partnership with the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC).
“His Excellency has instructed that we dedicate another N20bn to school infrastructural upgrades. The process has started already. The designs are being made, and we will get down to this as soon as the supplementary budget is approved,” said Dr. Lawal Olohungbebe, Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, in a statement released on Monday.
“This is not a standalone effort. It is only another major intervention of the administration to scale up what we have been doing. Between 2019 and now, the administration has worked on more than 1,254 classrooms — apart from several other special interventions.”
Dr. Olohungbebe also emphasized that Kwara is proud to have implemented SUBEB-UBEC intervention projects spanning from 2014 to date, a record he said is unique to the Abdulrazaq administration.
He explained that the new phase of intervention will include the development of laboratory and sanitation facilities, and will cover various schools across the state, in alignment with ongoing efforts through SUBEB.
“Despite our huge interventions, we acknowledge that there are still gaps, and that is exactly why His Excellency is approving another special intervention to further close the gaps in school infrastructure,” he added.
