The Kwara State Federal government has actually established a committee entrusted with recovering lands coming from public secondary schools that have been trespassed upon across the state’s 3 senatorial districts.
According to a declaration issued on Saturday by the Press Secretary of the Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development, Peter Amogbonjaye, the move belongs to efforts to address increasing issues about the illegal occupation of school homes.
The committee was inaugurated on Friday at the ministry’s head office in Ilorin by the Commissioner for Education and Person Capital Advancement, Dr Lawal Olohungbebe, who was represented at the event by the Permanent Secretary, Mrs Olanrewaju Rebecca Bake.
Speaking during the inauguration, Olohungbebe explained that the committee was established to address consistent infringement on lands designated for public secondary schools by individuals and organisations. He noted that the initiative is intended to guarantee that federal government schools maintain the areas officially allocated to them for academic activities and future development.
He specified that the committee’s work would cover all state-owned secondary schools throughout the three senatorial zones, with particular attention to schools where principals, regional neighborhoods and Parent-Teacher Associations have lodged formal complaints about land encroachment.
According to the commissioner, the committee will conduct an extensive review of affected school homes by identifying and mapping the lands in question, performing on-site assessments and evaluating the level of infringement.
He added that the team would also generate detailed paperwork to support the healing procedure. Part of its mandate includes validating land ownership by comparing physical boundaries with original study plans and digital records readily available with the Kwara State Geographical Details Service.
Olohungbebe commended Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq for authorising the facility of the committee, describing the decision as a significant action toward safeguarding educational facilities and properties across the state.
The committee has actually been provided 6 weeks to carry out its task and provide a last report to the federal government.
Agents from several key institutions attended the inauguration, consisting of officials from the Ministry of Education and Person Capital Advancement, the Kwara State Teaching Service Commission, the Kwara State Main Education Board, the Kwara State Geographical Info Service and the Ministry of Justice.