FCT Minister Wike Approves N13.1 Billion For School Renovations

Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has authorized N13.1 billion for educational purposes.

According to Report  the budget was authorized to pay for 2024 renovations, the building of new restrooms, and the supply of furnishings for all secondary and primary schools in the Six Area Councils.

This was said on Wednesday at the end-of-year media briefing in Abuja by Danlami Hayyo, the Mandat Secretary of the Federal Capital Territory Administration Education Secretariat.

According to his statement, the funds set aside would be distributed to the councils based on the specific needs of each school project.

The minister had promised to see that all of the projects were completed by 2024, the education secretary clarified.

Hayyo said, “The minister of FCT, who has been described as Mr Project, approves new constructions, renovations or rehabilitation, provision of furniture and construction of toilets in secondary and primary schools to the tune of over N13 billion.

“Wike pledges that all the projects will be executed in 2024, we are not going to give details of how many schools will be renovated or constructed in each Area council of the FCT because the school needs of the Area Councils are not equal.

“There are some Area Councils that the demands are higher; there are so many dilapidated and congested classrooms.

“We know how the current minister of FCT changed the phase of education in Rivers state, it is the same system that he is going to do in the Federal Capital Territory, and that is why he has approved the money for the school projects.”

Hayyo also said that from January till December 2023, the Education Secretariat had trained secondary education board staff in London for the British Education Training Technology show.

He listed other training to include: “International training on innovative/entrepreneurship, training of school librarians in e-library, training of teachers in Computer Based Test, online training of 80 English teachers by British council, training of 96 members of School-Based Management Committee and many more others.”