Makeitglobal.biz visited King’s College, a premier secondary school in Lagos established in 1909. Signs of rot and decrepitude that make the school a shadow of its past are all over the place. The expansive edifices of the school constructed by the colonial administration, which years back was an architectural wonder on account of their magnificence, have turned decrepit.






Many commentators and stakeholders are agreed that the standard of education in post- primary schools has nosedived in last three decades; but what many do not know is that the virus has affected unity schools across the country.

Investigation by makeitglobal.biz revealed a stunning slew of rot, dilapidation, unhealthy and stinking learning environments, lack of materials for required teaching and low morale in teaching staff.

Learning in unity schools is under serious threat and this is attributable to a lack of consistent efforts by successive governments to effectively and efficiently drive the sector.

Decadence in infrastructure, shortage of manpower, lack of purpose and professionalism by administrators are among identifiable factors responsible for the parlous state of the unity schools. There are also allegations of mismanagement of funds by administrators and other officials of the unity schools.

Makeitglobal.biz visited King’s College, a premier secondary school in Lagos established in 1909. Signs of rot and decrepitude that make the school a shadow of its past are all over the place. The expansive edifices of the school constructed by the colonial administration, which years back was an architectural wonder on account of their magnificence, have turned decrepit.



The colours on administrative blocks, laboratories, the library, classrooms and dormitories are worn out owing to years of neglect.

The infrastructure in the school is being overstretched as the school can no longer cope with the current population of students. The population of students is around 6,000 out of which nearly 400 are day students. No infrastructural provisions have been made to accommodate the growing number of students.

Findings at the Federal Government Technical College, Cappa, Ilesa, Osun State, established in 1988 showed that the students’ population is 1,500 with a staff strength of 150. The classrooms are in bad shape. Most of the windows and doors are damaged.

“These windows and doors have been like this for ages”, a staffer of the school who craved anonymity said. The situation is not different in the unity schools in other states.

The permanent secretary, Ministry of Education, Kogi State, James Adeniyi while commenting on the issue to this e-newpaper, said: “We are really living on a keg of gunpowder that can explode any time. The whole education sector is in crisis, and the so-called federal government colleges are not insulated or immuned from the virus”

John Adebola, program officer at Education Consult, said: “The problem is that the policy makers and the big men in the society normally choose to send their children to Trinity College or Eton in UK, and elsewhere, they do not care a hoot about what happens to our unity schools .”

Abdulahi Danladi, a former director at the Federal Ministry of Education said: “Government has never relented in its effort to improve the conditions in the unity schools, but corruption at different levels in the chain has been the problem. It is not as if money is not released but the problem is symptomatic of the endemic corruption in the system and lack of oversights and inspection. ”

The rot in the unity schools no doubt calls for serious turnaround by government.

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the entire system cant have rots while unity schools are exempted. this is Nigeria!

Am just thinking of the excuse I will tell my children once they grow up that I was mistakenly posted to Nigeria from heaven

dgitrader:
the entire system cant have rots while unity schools are exempted. this is Nigeria!

Well said.

When waffi Rats stopped President PMB from performing his executive duties in Aso Villa ,na ordinary unity schools we go dey worry about.

Naija i hail Oooooo

It's such a pity. It's a shame the government is treating education with kids gloves.
King's college and St. Gregory's college used to be on the same level infrastructure wise, but now St. Gregory's college is miles ahead owing to the handover of the school to the missionary

Useless federal govt

Na wa.

A friend told me he is a member of PTA that runs the unity school his children attends...

the entire country is in shamble condition

Visit kiakia.co or text me on WhatsApp 0.8.1.3.0.6.3.8.0.8.9

Unfortunately alumnus of the schools are the ones burdened with the responsibility of restoring the schools back to their glorious years despite the fees paid by the students.
Shame!!!

the government can no longer sustain its own

akaahs:
the entire country is in shamble condition

Even with change of four years and next level loading?
Are you saying that APC scammed us

handsomeyinka:
Am just thinking of the excuse I will tell my children once they grow up that I was mistakenly posted to Nigeria from heaven

You are prepared to meet God when you die and tell the Almighty face to face, that he made a mistake putting your in Nigeria?
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Think well before you answer.
I will suggest that you ask him (pray...) what his plan is for you in Nigeria.

(If I said pray now, you might misunderstand it to mean, shouting holololoololo in tongues which has neither content nor meaning).

jericco1:
the government can no longer sustain its own

But we continue to elect same government over and over again.

Okay

When we say restructure, you all say no..... enjoy...
My kids will attend the very best anywhere in the world...
I cannot sacrifice my generation to appease ethnic and religious bigotry....
Who have unity schools unified.... are their products not roaming about society like vermins. .. on forums like this making ethno-religious diatribes.

My heart break for kc

Reference:
When we say restructure, you all say no..... enjoy...
My kids will attend the very best anywhere in the world...
I cannot sacrifice my generation to appease ethnic and religious bigotry....
Who have unity schools unified.... are their products not roaming about society like vermins. .. on forums like this making ethno-religious diatribes.

When I go abroad again as I did last time, I will do well to stay away from Nigerians. Infact, so far I know that Nigerians are in that place, I won't go there.

Where are the pictures of the rots?

The rot is Nigeria itself, therefore it extends to everything the rot touches (borrowed from Lion King "...everything the light touches...".

Pro-unitate

uuzba:

When I go abroad again as I did last time, I will do well to stay away from Nigerians. Infact, so far I know that Nigerians are in that place, I won't go there.

am always sad I mean is there a country in this whole world whey bad Nigerians no dey why are we always like this,even when Pple dey travel you go dey hear no stay behind a black guy for que and stuffs like that,are we black cursed what's wrong with most of us.���. and this same thing you said sir have heard it from like 2-3 persons too.they will just say it's save for you not to move with them blacks.

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megafaraday:
It's such a pity. It's a shame the government is treating education with kids gloves.
King's college and St. Gregory's college used to be on the same level infrastructure wise, but now St. Gregory's college is miles ahead owing to the handover of the school to the missionary

Thank God for the hand over of schools to the missionaries - I went to St. Gregory College, Ikoyi, Mhen, I could not believe my eyes. See detailing, neatness, ambience and panache. Honestly, I was amazed at the standard the church had set for the school. This is how catholic schools all over the world should be.

Government have shown that they are incapable of doing anything. Peter Obi of Anambra state started the hand over of schools previously owned by the missionaries back to them and we could all see the transformation of those schools and the intense competition among them in Anambra, including stellar performances in external examination.

Archbishop Adewale Martins is doing great with catholic schools in Lagos - St. Gregory, St Finbarrs, St Francis are all top notch. Visit St. Gregory and you would be amazed at the tranquility and beauty of the school and decency of the students unlike the unruly and crude-like behavior of public schools, including the so-called unity schools.

wonders shall never end