The Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji, has lamented the dislodgement of the pupils of Saint Peter’s Primary School, Igbemo Ekiti, whose school was razed down by fire reportedly stoked by a thunder strike on Sunday
This was just as the governor lauded the management of the State Universal Basic Education Board for the prompt relocation of the students from their original base, promising to rebuild the destroyed structure for the pupils to return to their base without delay.
The building, comprising a five-block of classrooms, was completely razed down when a thunder strike reportedly ignited a destructive fire during a stormy downpour that lasted for over an hour.
Speaking in Igbemo Ekiti, Irepodun/Ifelodun Local Government Area, while inspecting the affected school, Oyebanji promised that the structure razed down would be rebuilt in due course so that the pupils and teachers could breathe a sigh of relief after the fire incident.
The governor, represented by the Deputy Governor, Chief (Mrs.) Monisade Afuye, while briefing the teachers and the SUBEB management team, said he was enthralled by how the pupils were promptly relocated to a contiguous AUD Pilot Nursery and Primary School to continue their learning.
“I am saddened by this fire incident caused by a mysterious thunder strike. Though the structure has been burnt down, we are happy that no life was lost because it happened when the pupils and teachers were at home.
“Most interesting to me was the way you immediately relocated the pupils to a nearby school. This showed the commitment of SUBEB to the academic growth of these pupils and the need for them to be at par with their colleagues in other schools.
“We are assuring you that the structure shall be rebuilt back to normal shape so that the pupils and teachers can return to their original school in no distant time.”
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