Oborevwori orders renovation of all Delta public schools

All dilapidated public primary and secondary schools in Delta State will be rehabilitated with immediate effect Governor Sheriff Oborevwori has declared.

He directed the Ministries of Primary and Secondary Education to assess all the schools across the State for immediate rehabilitation.

Oborevwori spoke on Friday at the inauguration of the newly completed Model Technical College, Oghareki, in Ethiope West Local Government Area.

According to him:  “I have directed that all schools in Delta State that are in deplorable condition, whether primary or secondary, should be assessed for immediate rehabilitation.’’

The Governor urged the relevant authorities to begin the scoping without delay, stressing his administration’s commitment to building an efficient and robust education system.

He said the State Executive Council had recently directed the education ministries to identify public schools requiring urgent intervention.

Oborevwori said maintaining more than 1,400 primary schools and 480 secondary schools across the state was a major responsibility requiring sustained investment and planning.

He said the Model Technical College, Oghareki, demonstrated his administration’s commitment to equipping young people in Ethiope West and neighbouring communities with practical skills that would make them employable and economically independent.

He said the institution has state-of-the-art workshops, staff and student accommodation, and sports facilities and urged the management, staff and students to maintain the facilities for future generations.

He also informed his administration would complete and inaugurate three additional model technical colleges at Irri in Isoko South, Kiagbodo in Burutu and Akugbene in Bomadi local government areas before December 2026.

Oborevwori announced a N50 million education support fund for Miss Oghenevo Davina, a Junior Technical II student who addressed him extempore on behalf of her fellow students.

The Governor cited progress in road infrastructure, education and healthcare, including developments at the Delta State University Teaching Hospital, Oghara, and the construction of four male and female hostels at Delta State Polytechnic, Otefe-Oghara, and Delta State College of Education, Mosogar.

The member representing Ethiope Federal Constituency, Hon. Erhiatake Ibori-Suenu, praised the quality of the project and Oborevwori’s decision to complete it.

Speaking for the host communities, the Oghara monarch, HRM Noble Etsemitan Uku Oghara Na Me, congratulated Oborevwori on the completion of the project.

Speaking on behalf of the students, Davina thanked the Governor for his commitment to technical education and pledged the students would use the facilities to acquire practical skills, improve their prospects and become self-reliant after graduation.