1/2 Year Report: Ogun Ministry Renovates 94 Schools, 20 Health Centres

By ABIODUN JIMOH, ABEOKUTA

No fewer than ninety four public primary and secondary schools across the three senatorial districts have been renovated by Ogun State Ministry of Housing.

Similarly, another twenty primary health care centres in all the twenty local governments were also renovated within the last six months.

Hon. Jamiu Omoniyi, the Commissioner for Housing stated this during presentation of the ministry to members of the House of Assembly Committee on Lands and Housing led by Hon. Damilola Soneye, at the Assembly Complex, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta.

The Commissioner, represented by the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Pastor Bolaji Orekoya explained that the ministry had prepared preliminary drawings, survey and cost for the proposed construction of 23 units of residential buildings consisting of 11 three-bedroom units and 12 of two-bedrooms on an identified parcel of lands at the Workers Estate, Laderin, Abeokuta.

He added that the ministry had identified and carried out survey of eight sites/locations for the provision of affordable housing scheme for the development of housing in the three senatorial districts.

Furthermore, he hinted that the construction of Covid-19 Isolation Center at Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH), Sagamu was done during the period under review.

According to him, the renovation/conversion of the ICU ward at the 250 capacity bed hospital at Abeokuta Isolation/Covid-19 centre was carried out by the ministry, stating that the four fire stations in Abeokuta, Ijebu-Ode, Ota and Sagamu were equally renovated by the ministry during the period.

He listed some of the other public facilities renovated to include the Commissioners’ and Legislative quarters in Abeokuta and Sagamu International stadium amongst others.