School’s renovation excites teachers, parents

Opeyemi Osadeyi

THE management of Ojodu Primary School in Lagos State and parents are jubilating over the renovation of the school by the Ojodu Local Council Development Area (LCDA).

The council also donated 240 desks and chairs to the block of six classrooms handed over to the school.

The teachers and parents are excited that the pupils can now learn under a conducive environment.

They said many people in the neighbourhood thronged the school to register their children and wards.

Chairman of Ojodu LCDA Olumuyiwa Oloro, while inaugurating the school, described education as the best legacy to bequeath to the society.

He said the pupils stand a chance to be great persons if their foundation is solid.

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“The foundation for every great scholar in the world today is based on his exposure, life experience and quality of basic education. According to Mahatma Ghandi, basic education is compulsory for the development of the human mind,” Oloro said.

He said the council was keying into the federal and state governments’ policy on the National Mass Literacy Agenda by making education accessible to the grassroots.

“Our goal is to develop in Ojodu children the ability to use literacy and numeracy to enhance their lives through knowledge and understanding of their social and physical environment. Creating an enabling learning environment is germane towards the improvement of human capital development by catching them young. This invariably develops the right attitude and commitment towards participation in nation building, starting from the grassroots,” the council chairman said.