Oyo State Government, on Thursday afternoon, started the demolition of 200 dilapidated blocks of classrooms, across the state.
Also, the state government has earmarked on N5.6 billion for construction of new structures in the schools.
Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Adeniyi Olowofela, was seen personally supervising the demolition of some of the dilapidated blocks of three classrooms at Ibadan Municipal Government Primary School III, Mokola, Ibadan.
Speaking with Journalists at the site, the commissioner said that the demolition was at no cost to the state, as the exercise was done as a corporate social responsibility by the contractor that would build new blocks of classrooms for the school.
He further explained that the Abiola Ajimobi-led administration has earmarked on N5.6 billion for construction of 200 new structures in primary and secondary schools in the state.
He added that the new structures were not part of six model schools that have reached the verge of completion.
Olowofela stated that the government has approved N2billion for the construction of blocks of classrooms for 100 schools and the projects had been awarded.
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