Lagos State Government, Southwest Nigeria, has intensified efforts to enforce structural integrity checks on school buildings across the state following the discovery of distressed structures in some public schools.
This includes the ongoing demolition of Mainland Senior High School on Onayade Street, Fadeyi, in Yaba Local Council Development Area (LCDA).
Chairman of the Special Committee on Rehabilitation of Public Schools (SCRPS), Hakeem Smith, disclosed this during an inspection visit to the demolition scene, which was based on structural integrity assessments of the affected buildings.
He said that the committee’s mandate is to ensure that all public primary and secondary schools in the state meet safe and habitable learning standards.
Smith, while speaking on the demolished school building, explained that during a routine inspection, a building initially slated for renovation was found to have been previously marked for demolition but left standing. Smith added that while two buildings are being demolished, one structure within the compound would
