Wale Jagun
Stakeholders within the educational sector in Ikorodu Division of Lagos East Senatorial District, have commended the delivery of new classroom blocks facilitated by Senator Mukhail Adetokunbo Abiru, to improve educational infrastructure and support better learning outcomes.
The blocks of classrooms that were commissioned between Tuesday and Wednesday, cut across five communities and five schools in three Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) of Ikorodu Division.
The beneficiary schools include UNA Primary School, Igbalu in Imota Local Council Development Area (LCDA); Anglican Primary School, Isawo; Ipakodo Senior Grammar School; Local Government Primary School, Ipakodo, all in Ikorodu West LCDA; and Farm Settlement Primary School, Odogunyan in Ikorodu North LCDA.
The projects were commissioned on behalf of the Senator by the executive chairmen of the respective local council authorities: Ameen Apanishile (Ikorodu North LCDA), Sulaimon Kazeem (Ikorodu West LCDA), and Sunday Benson (Imota LCDA).
The council chairmen commended the Senator for attending to the growing educational needs of the people, strengthening ongoing efforts to improve public education infrastructure and human capital development within Lagos East Senatorial District.
Speaking through his Special Adviser on Constituency Matters, Otunba Saheed Oladapo Ibikunle, PhD, who represented him at the events, Senator Abiru reaffirmed his commitment to delivering the greatest good to the largest number of constituents in Lagos East. He noted that the classroom projects are part of several interventions he had facilitated across the district, and assured residents that more impactful projects are underway.
He also commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, for enabling the funding support that made the projects possible, stressing the President’s commitment to national development.
Senator Abiru further acknowledged the Lagos State Government, under Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, for the sustained efforts aimed at improving learning outcomes through targeted educational interventions.
Alhaji Taiwo Odumbo, Education Secretary, Local Government Education Authority, Ikorodu, commended the Senator for his strides in the education sector in Ikorodu division, and across the Lagos East Senatorial district. He described the performance of the Senator as outstanding, stressing that the division and the entire Lagos East district is blessed to have Senator Abiru as representative at the upper chamber of the National Assembly.
Likewise, head teachers, parents, pupils of the schools, School Based Management Committee (SBMC), Community Development Associations(CDAs), expressed gratitude to the Senator for his dedicated service to the people. They added that the new facilities will enhance pupils’ comfort, boost morale, and improve academic performance.
They also described the projects as inclusive initiatives spread across multiple communities to ensure broader access to quality education.
