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As students and teachers resume across Oyo State this week, many have expressed concerns over the deteriorating condition of several public schools.

Findings indicate that a number of the schools are in a state of disrepair.

Many of them are affected by blown-off roofs, collapsed classroom walls, damaged ceilings, and destroyed food vendor sheds, among other issues caused by a recent rainfall that wreaked havoc in parts of the state.

Schools located within the Ogbomoso geopolitical zone were reported to be the most affected.

ZINGTIE recalls that properties worth millions of naira were damaged in some public schools across the state.

Some of the affected institutions include Emmanuel Agboola Baptist Grammar School, Laogun Adeoye Memorial High School, Muslim Comprehensive High School, Molete Community High School, and Methodist Secondary Grammar School.

Others include Baptist Grammar School Sunsun, Baptist Comprehensive High School, Muslim Grammar School, Ogbomoso Baptist High School, Government Technical College, and Millennium Model Secondary High School.

As of the time of filing this report, repairs have not commenced in the affected schools.

ZINGTIE gathered that the situation has worsened the challenges faced by students, teachers, and other staff in the affected institutions.

Observations indicate that the poor state of infrastructure may hinder effective teaching and learning.

A teacher from one of the affected schools revealed that the rainfall caused significant damage to properties within the school premises.

The teacher, who spoke anonymously, said, “It is devastating. The government needs to come to the aid of the school.”

A resident of Ogbomoso, Mamoru Adesina, stated that the situation could negatively impact academic activities in the schools.

He also urged the state government to intervene promptly.

He said, “However, assistance doesn’t normally come and if it does, it may take a long time.

“If schools resume, that will be a serious problem, because facilities have become reduced and will affect teaching and learning.

“In some schools also like Emmanuel Agboola Baptist Grammar School, their exam hall has partly collapsed.

“Ironically, it is public schools that are majorly affected; does that tell of the quality of work being done by the so-called government contractors who built some of the facilities?”

A principal in one of the affected schools, who also requested anonymity, confirmed that the rainstorm impacted his school.

He, however, stated that Local Inspectors of Education (LIEs) had directed principals to keep students away from unsafe buildings.

He said, “The lies have issued a statement to all the principals. The statement is from the commissioner and directed all the schools not to jeopardise the welfare of the students.

“The Honourable Commissioner for Education Science and Technology informed that no Principal should allow students to stay in a blown-off building.

“It is better to use all available classrooms that are conducive to learning and teaching activities in the School. The LIEs shared it with principals. You know it’s meant for principals”.

Meanwhile, the Majority Leader of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Hon. Sanjo Adedoyin, warned that the destruction poses serious safety risks to both students and teachers.

Adedoyin called for urgent executive intervention to address the damage to public secondary schools across the state.

He made this call while presenting a motion of urgent public importance during plenary.

Representing Ogbomoso South State Constituency, Adedoyin described education as a fundamental right and a key driver of human capital development that must not be compromised.

He emphasised that safe and well-equipped schools are essential for a conducive learning environment and confirmed that many schools were affected.

Adedoyin said, “In many of the affected schools, academic activities will be abruptly halted, leaving students stranded and disrupting the educational calendar.

“The implication is prolonged interruption in learning, which may affect academic performance and overall development. Teachers will also be unable to carry out their duties effectively due to the damaged infrastructure.

“Preliminary findings revealed that the examination hall of Emmanuel Agboola Baptist Grammar School has partly collapsed. Molete Community High School, Molete Comprehensive High School and Government Technical College, Ogbomoso were seriously affected, and these damages would automatically deprive students of those schools and hinder their learning activities.

“Further observes that schools seriously damaged by the rainstorm need urgent government attention without delay, as schools are preparing for resumption on April 27, 2026.

“The fact remains that delay in rehabilitating the affected schools may be dangerous, in view of the importance of essential school infrastructure to teaching and learning which has been severely damaged”.

The Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology in the state, Olusegun Olayiwola, when contacted, confirmed the damage, noting that it affected schools across the state and not only those in the Ogbomoso area.

Olayiwola, who spoke on Sunday, said a circular had been issued to all principals and heads of schools, instructing them not to allow students into unsafe buildings.

The commissioner explained during a telephone conversation that rainstorms are natural disasters that can occur unexpectedly.

He said, “Rainstorm is a natural disaster that will not knock on anybody’s doors before it comes.

“We are working it out, it is not in Ogbomoso alone, it happens all over the places. We are making requests, we are discussing it, we are working on it.

“Because of that, I have already issued a circular to all schools, all LIEs, heads of schools that they should critically look at their schools, any building that is dilapidated or about to collapse, they should not allow any student to stay there. The life of every child that is under our custody is so important to us.

“We are working on it. So, that one, it is not our making. It is not the Oyo State government that brought the rainstorm, so when it happens, they will give us more time, people should be patient. We have to work on it so as to do something. So, we are working on it”.

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