Our correspondent gathered that the Chairman of the Ado Odo Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State, Sheriff Musa, had ordered contractors to build the complex in the premises of the Nawair-Ud-deen Primary School 1, Atan Ota.When our correspondent visited the place, it was observed that a banner was displayed on the fence of the school, showing what the structure will look like and beckoning people to make payment.
It was further observed that the completion of the project implies that buying and selling would take place while the pupils are receiving teaching in their classrooms.A resident of the area, who simply identified himself as Wasiu, said the shopping complex will have 20 shops with 10 of them downstairs and another 10 upstairs.
He said, “Some bricklayers just came one day and started digging the land inside the school. As concerned people, we approached them and they said they were doing it on the instructions of the local government chairman.” When contacted, the State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Abayomi Arigbabu, confirmed the incident.