Kwara LG boss seeks maintenance of council's facilities, infrastructure

Date: 2017-01-10

Kazeem Adekanye, Chairman, Irepodun Local Government Council of Kwara, has urged the people to imbibe the culture of maintaining and protecting public infrastructure in their domains.

Adekanye made the call during a visit to Ansarul Islam Local Government Education Area (LGEA) Primary School in Ijomu-Oro, which was gutted by fire recently. An evening fire had last Friday destroyed the roof and walls of one block of two classrooms in the school.

He said the call for protection of public facilities and infrastructure was informed by the need to reduce waste of scarce resources in view of the nation's unimpressive economic situation.

"Maintaining government facilities in our care should be part of our topmost priority, that is the only way we can attract more goodwill in terms of our basic infrastructure from the government," he said.

Adekanye, who was at the school to assess the extent of damage, described the incident as unfortunate.

He added that absence of the pupils in the affected classrooms saved the situation from getting worse, expressing relief that no life was lost during the fire.

""We have to thank God first that there are no casualties during the incident as it could have been worse had it been the children were in school as at the time of the incidence," he said.

The council boss said the state government under the leadership of Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed was doing its best to impact the education sector.

He cited the primary schools renovation project across the 16 local government areas of the state as a good pointer to the administration's commitment to the education sector.

Adekeye pledged the council's readiness to partner with the state government in ensuring the desired transformation envisioned for the sector, especially at the grassroots.

He also used the visit to call for adequate legislation against bush burning to prevent unnecessary fire outbreak, particularly during the dry season.

Adekanye asked the Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Teachers, Irepodun Local Government Chapter, Gabriel Opatola, to come up with a comprehensive report on the fire for possible assistance.

He was accompanied on the visit by some principal officers of the council. Earlier, Opatola had briefed the chairman on the incident and said the effect had reportedly brought down the bricks on one side of the building.

He disclosed that all efforts by some youths and sympathisers to put out the fire had proved abortive.

He thanked Adekeye for his quick response to assess the incident and urged the council to come to the aid of the affected school.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Durbar     Oko     Kwasu     Emir Of Kano     Budo Egba     Abdulmumini Sanni Jawondo     Folorunsho Alao     Nigeria Computer Society     Tosho Yaqub     Oloye     Olaosebikan     Bareke     Suleiman Idris     Ilorin West     Basic Education Certificate Examination     Ibrahim Akaje     Osinbajo     Deji Ajani     Salihu Alhaji Musa     Emir Of Shonga     Shade Omoniyi     Emir Of Yashikira     Yunus Oniboki     Benin Republic     Y.A. Abdulkareem     Kayode Laro     IHS Towers     Dairo Kunle Paul     Owo Arugbo     Mansurat Amuda-Kannike     Javed Khan     Lateef Alagbonsi     Government High School (GHS), Adeta     Joseph Daudu     Kwara Basketball Association     Idris Garuba     IPSAS     Abdulkareem Alabi     April 11     GAMA     Yashikira     General Hospital, Ilorin     Hassan Saliu     ARMTI     Iponrin     Young Progressives Party     Bankole Omishore     Communication Network Support Services     Saka Onimago     Kola Olota     Federal Road Maintenance Agency     Sadiq Buhari     Theophilus Oyebiyi     Gbugbu International Market     Senate Presidency     Mahmud Durosinlohun Atiku     Bursary     Fulani     Solomon Edojah     Mogaji Aare     Sulu Gambari     Chikanda     Olomu Of Omu-Aran     Shehu Alimi Foundation     Babs Iwarere     Gbadeyan Gbadura Yomi     NNPP     HYPPADEC     Samuel Elizabeth Keatswa     Ayekale     Apata Ajele Secondary School     Bilikisu Gambari     Isiaka Alikinla     Academic Staff Union Of Universities     Otoge     Bello Taoheed Abubakar     Abdulrahman Onikijipa    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Abdullahi Atanda     Madawaki     Gbemisola Oguntimehin     Bayo Lawal     Alagbado     Afolasade Opeyemi Kemi     Bola Sagaya     Ahmad Uthman     Ojo Fadumila     Prince Mahe Abdulkadir     Kubra Kazum     FOMWAN     Issa Manzuma     Muhammad Mustapha Suleiman     IYA YUSUF     NFAI     Olajumoke Monsura Gafar     Tunde Akanbi     Kishira     Alfa Modibo Belgore     Bello Taoheed Abubakar     Sardauna Of Ilorin     PharmAccess Foundation     Gbadeyan Gbadura Yomi     MATTA Girls Foundation     Kupchi Hosea Maxwell     Paul Odama     Saeedat Aliyu     Kayode Laro     Mohammed Halidu     Kwarareports.com     Yahya Mohammed     David Adesina     Abdulazeez Uthman     Olam Food Ingredients     KSIRS     Simeon Sayomi     Alimi Abdulrazaq     Kwarareports     Federal College Of Education (Special), Afon     Simon Sayomi     Chief Of Staff     Ahman Pategi University     Ope Saraki     Isapa     Umar Saro     Arinola Fatimoh Lawal     Sheikh Ridhwanullah     Kannike     Ita-Ore     Sobi Hill     Neo Mundo Ltd     Federal Allocation     Ifelodun     George Innih     National Information Technology Development Agency     Atiku Abubakar     Oyedun Juliana Funke     Abdulkareem Alabi     SSA Youth Engagement     Taofeek Sanusi     Salmon Babatunde Salmon     Jalala     Sabi     Suleiman Alege Kuranga     Afusat Nike Ibrahim     Riskat Opakunle     Coronavirus     Tunji Folami     Olatunde Oyeyiola     Umar Danladi Shero     Post Utme     Eghe Igbinehin     Tosin Saraki     Mogaji Aare     Oba Abdulraheem     Garba Idris Ajia