Ogun govt begins construction of smart classrooms

Ogun Government has commenced the construction of smart classrooms in public secondary schools across the state.

The state Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Abayomi Arigbabu, disclosed this at a news conference in Abeokuta on Tuesday.

Arigbabu explained the idea was to create a conducive environment for teaching and learning in the state.

The commissioner said the state government would also be constructing 12 mega classrooms in four divisions of the state with a capacity to accommodate 900 learners each.

This, he said, would further decongest the number of learners in classrooms, particularly in the 42 flagship schools.

Arigbabu said the smart classrooms were being constructed in 72 of the designated secondary schools, including the flagship schools, under the first phase of the project.

He added that the schools were also being equipped with required teaching aids.

“This is part of moves by the present administration to decongest classrooms in public secondary schools.

“Government will continue to expand the facilities in the existing schools and build more schools, if necessary, to make classrooms conducive for teaching and learning,” he said.

Arigbabu assured that the government would continue to prioritise teachers’ welfare, clarifying that promotion arrears for teaching and non-teaching staff had been done from 2016 till date.

He revealed that the Ogun State Education Revitalisation Agenda (OGSERA) model had been used to digitalise and revolutionise the state education sector.