Ogun State Government has assured that it will not rest on its oars at addressing infrastructural deficit which spans decades in the education sector, to further ensure conducive learning environment.

Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Abayomi Arigbabu gave the assurance, while addressing newsmen in his office at  Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta.

Arigbabu said the distribution of furniture and other materials to schools had been systematic, revealing that the Prince Dapo Abiodun led administration  has been committed to providing favorable atmosphere for teaching and learning, resulting in the intervention to rehabilitate classrooms, provide and distribute over 14,000 furniture to over 2000 schools across the State, with a pledge that it would be a continuous exercise.

The Commissioner, while reacting to a report said St. Kizito Senior Secondary School in Ogun Waterside Local Government Area and other schools have been having their share of the distribution of furniture by the present administration, soliciting the support of well-meaning individuals to join hands with the government in its resolve to promote the wellbeing of both the students and teachers.

According to him, “Ogun State has over 2000 schools, and we have been distributing chairs and tables and still doing so. Addressing the issue of St. Kizito school, I can tell you we have supplied a new set of chairs and tables immediately, the  school has benefitted from the first set of furniture distributed earlier this year and we will not rest until our learners study in a better and conducive environment”.

The Commissioner explained that the Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun gave approval for the construction and distribution of 25,000 chairs and tables which would be in 2 phases, revealing that the first 12,500 had been distributed, while 1,500 out of the second phase had also been distributed to tackle the furniture deficit in the primary, secondary and technical schools across the State.

In his remarks, his counterpart in the Ministry of Information and Strategy, Alhaji Waheed Odusile affirmed that the school had benefited from the first phase of furniture distributed and has been scheduled for the second phase of distribution, saying that the prompt intervention of government to the school was not a knee-jerk reaction to the reported story.