The Executive Chairman of Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board (LASUBEB), Mr. Wahab Alawiye-King, on Tuesday, 22nd December 2020, commissioned a block of six classrooms with toilets, staff room, head teacher’s office, and a few other utility items at Abejoye Community grade school donated by the Dangote petroleum refinery Company.
Alawiye-King, represented at the event by Arc. Mrs. Ebaide Omokore, Director of Projects Department, appreciated Dangote Group for funding the project, stating that the government is committed to delivering all-inclusive, quality Basic Education during a conducive environment for learning aided by technology.
He applauded the Dangote Company for providing the facilities to market positive learning outcomes, adding that the Board is additionally completing infrastructure upgrade and renovation in many parts of the State, especially within hard-to-reach communities.
The Executive Chairman revealed that there’s an ongoing partnership with relevant stakeholders to digitalise public grade school education through the Ekoexcel initiative and charged the management of Abejoye Community to require ownership of the varsity for correct maintenance of the facilities for the advantage of pupils.
Also speaking at the event, Mr. Devakumar Edwin, Group executive , Dangote Group affirmed that the corporate will still support the Lagos government to repeatedly improve the education sector.
“With the continual support of the people and therefore the Lagos government , we shall not relent in our efforts to be socially accountable while we positively impact our host communities,” Edwin said.
Follow us on Twitter: @oyogist
