The governor of Edo State, Monday Okpebholo on Tuesday, March 24, announced that he has declared a State of Emergency on Public schools across the state.
Okpebholo said this during a visit to Evbareke Secondary School in Egor and Army Day Secondary School in Ikpoba-Okha both in Benin City.
The governor said the condition in which he saw the school was unacceptable.
“I feel very bad, I must be honest with you, look at this place, children are here studying. For me, it is unacceptable,” Okpebholo said.
Also speaking during the governor’s visit, the students and teachers of the school decried the state of their facility.
They said sometimes when you arrive in the morning for classes, you would find excreta littered all over the place.
They also lamented the unavailability of basic needs for the dilapidated schools.
According to the students, the roofs of the school buildings leak every time it rains.
