Lagos Rehabilitation Committee Begins Renovation of Dilapidated Tolu School Complex

The Special Committee on Rehabilitation of Public Schools (SCRPS) in Lagos has embarked on renovation of Tolu School complex in Ajegunle-Ajeromi Local Council to address the insecurity and infrastructure deficit at the institution.

The 43 years old complex established by the Lateef Jakande administration has been in a state of disrepair, owing to over population and neglect.

Addressing the media, SCRPS Chairman, Hakeem Smith, said the intervention would restore infrastructure deficiency in the complex and make it world-class.

According to him, during several reconnaissance and assessment visits, officials discovered issues of flooding within the entire complex, security challenge in form of break-ins, and high student-classroom ratio.

To make Tolu complex a stateof-the-art education city, he said SCRPS will construct 13 additional 15/18 classroom blocks; renovate dilapidated blocks, construct a perimeter fence and gate houses, and new inner roads and drainages.

Smith said the government will also rehabilitate existing access roads, build a health centre, fire service station, and multi-purpose sports complex.

He stated that sometime in 2022, following the instructions of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, a comprehensive assessment was carried out, which revealed the state of disrepair of most of the school blocks and the classroom inadequacy in the complex.

He said for efficient management, supervision and to ensure timely delivery, the project was divided into six lots to make it easier to get project done being that most schools within the complex will be in session as at the time work starts

Smith further disclosed that arrangements have been made to assuage issues where students would need to be temporarily relocated within the school complex.