Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has launched the rehabilitation of 31 public schools across the state.The governor said the 31 schools are the first phase of the rehabilitation.
He said he has approved the payment of N30.5m penalties imposed on some schools in Kwara for malpractices in last year’s secondary school leaving examination. AbdulRazaq said the government would soon hold an education summit bringing together all the stakeholders and private sector players to discuss the challenges and evolve with workable solutions.Education Commissioner Fatimah Ahmed hailed the governor for his giant strides in the sector, including the establishment of an ICT centre in the school for special needs and payment of the outstanding arrears of N55million feeding allowance of exchange students inherited from the past administration.