The Alase of Ilase Kingdom in the Ipokia Local Government Area of Ogun State, Oba John Olaifa, has urged the state government to hasten the repair of the Mayigi Community Comprehensive High School that collapsed and killed a 14-year-old Junior Secondary School 3 pupil, Timothy Amosun, following a heavy rainstorm.
TheNigerian Metro reports that the incident which occurred on Wednesday left nine other persons injured and classrooms destroyed.
The Special Adviser to Governor Dapo Abiodun on Information and Strategy, Mr Kayode Akinmade, disclosed in a statement that the sad news was shocking while expressing the governor’s sorrow over the pupil’s death.
Speaking with our correspondent in a telephone conversation on Thursday, the monarch noted that the school was built by the community before it was handed over to the government.
Olaifa noted that the government after the takeover of the school, contributed to the facilities available in it currently.
He appealed to the state government to hasten the repair of the collapsed building so that the learners could continue to access the needed education.
Olaifa said, “The incident is saddening. It was caused by a rainstorm. The school was constructed by the community before the community handed it over to the government.
“Our appeal to the government is to hasten the repair of the school so that the students can continue their learning.”
Meanwhile, Akinmade had in the Wednesday statement noted that the government would be responsible for the medical bills of the injured and that “he had directed the concerned agencies to move the victims who are in critical condition to specialist hospitals within and outside the state, where they are currently receiving maximum medical attention.
“He also mentioned that he had directed the Commissioner for Education to visit the families of the victims and the school to take an inventory of what needs to be done to rebuild the damaged school,” Akinmade said.
