Parents of school-age pupils in Osun State were today gripped by panic as the government told students that they would be reassigned to different schools upon resumption of classes. Earlier, the state government had postponed the resumption of schools by two weeks, stating that it was reforming education. The postponement expired today.

Students showed up at their old schools today and were greeted with new lists of their assignment to different schools. The government ordered the students to begin moving their personal effects to their new schools. Numerous parents said they were distraught that their children poured into the streets, trying to locate their new schools. Some of them carried their chairs and desks.

“This is a crazy policy,” one parent said. He added that the so-called education reform was part of the state education board’s efforts to cover up Governor Rauf Aregbesola’s disastrous decision to convert Fakunle High School into a site for a Shop Rite mall.

Several critics of the government’s policy accused the governor of acting in the interest of his political benefactor, former Governor Bola Tinubu, who is reported to be the owner of the proposed mall.

One source stated that the “reform” idea came up after alumni of the Fakunle High School as well as other stakeholders criticized the decision to demolish the school for either a Shop Rite mall or a parking space.

“The reform is an after-thought. Alhaji Aregbesola called it reform, and began reshuffling students after his plan met wide condemnation,” said the source.

Students of the school had protested in February against the state government’s plan to demolish their school and convert it to a mall.

SaharaReporters had earlier reported that alumni and other donors had begun removing various items they had donated to the school after it became clear that the government would go ahead with its plan to transform the school into a business site. Earlier, the government had taken to television and radio stations in the state to deny that it had any plans to convert the school to a mall.

SaharaReporters learned that some missionary schools in the state had threatened to shut their gates against new students displaced by the government’s redistribution plan.

Our correspondent said some schools actually shut their gates today, even though the government had postponed resumption by two weeks to address the school heads and other stakeholders.

“If [Governor Aregbesola] meant to do education reform, why is Fakunle not mentioned at all in the entire list of schools so reformed in the state?” asked one of the critics of the government’s controversial moves.

He added: “The state government has completely removed the school from existence at all,” alleged an alumnus of Fakunle High School.

Some parents alleged that the government’s unannounced redistribution of students caused them great anxiety. They said they panicked when their children were late to return home at their usual time.

One of the parents, who is a retired soldier, said he was infuriated and could have acted dangerously when he did not see his children at their usual school premises. He said the principal had intervened and explained that his children had been redistributed to other schools. “They now need additional thirty to forty-five minutes to reach their school and the same amount of time to return home,” said the parent.

Several sources told SaharaReporters that no students were assigned to Fakunle High School. The school’s former students were told that they no longer belonged there. “That confirms Aregbesola’s plan to use Fakunle High School for servicing the interest of his political godfather,” said an alumnus of the school

http://saharareporters.com/news-page/parents-panic-osun-state-government-redistributes-students-make-way-bola-tinubu%E2%80%99s-mall

Confuse people with confuse policies. In this 21st century govt instead of building new and rehabilitating old schools decide to demolish and converting the existing one to malls and packs in the name of education reform
Chai! Awo free education has gone to the dog

Very sad development if the report is true. Tinubu's insatiable appetite for looting is a threat to this nascent democracy.

Saharareporters have suddenly become the favourite site for Sincere 9gerian to copy and paste his news? The same Saharareporters he once said spread lies and give false information? How interesting!

No time for insincere chauvinists who are parading themselves as sane humans










sincere9igerian, you are a

berem: Saharareporters have suddenly become the favourite site for Sincere 9gerian to copy and paste his news? The same Saharareporters he once said spread lies and give false information? How interesting!

SaharaReporter of LIES is anti-GEJ. That is a very obvious fact. That has nothing to do with demolition of schools in Osun to pave way for a mall. Multiple sources (even the Osun State govt) have confirmed that there's ongoing demolition of schools in Osun.

berem: Saharareporters have suddenly become the favourite site for Sincere 9gerian to copy and paste his news? The same Saharareporters he once said spread lies and give false information? How interesting!

Berem Babe, the chauvinist should be neglected or what should we expect from a failed doctor turn a buttlicker?

Tinubu owns Shorite

Sahara reporters has suddenly become a credible website to the sincerefool

Instead of these paid hacks to face the issue,they are talking nonsense.
Fake progressives.

Sincere 9gerian:
SaharaReporter of LIES is anti-GEJ. That is a very obvious fact. That has nothing to do with demolition of schools in Osun to pave way for a mall. Multiple sources (even the Osun State govt) have confirmed that there's ongoing demolition of schools in Osun.

So we have 2 types of Saharareporters? The one that spread lies and the one that says the truth?

Ifeanyichukwu,please can you recommend to me that stuff you sniff? I need to give it a try!

I am still waiting for the "progressives" to spin this away.
Don't disappoint me.

Omen100:



Berem Babe, the chauvinist should be neglected or what should we expect from a failed doctor turn a buttlicker?

He is the perfect reason why Kano State Government decided not to employ Nigerian Doctors and instead employ Egyptian doctors. Dude is a complete failure in his career and an embarassment to the medical field. Smh...

SMH.
*empty vessels*

solomon111: I am still waiting for the "progressives" to spin this away.
Don't disappoint me.

Don't wait any further. We need a credible source because according to the poster,Sahara reporters are full of lies and spread false information.

have never seen a bigotry individual as this insincere 9geria. he's not stable and confused. i was the one that once condemn Sahara reporters that they're anti Jonathan. now you're going there to get a false information. you and Sahara reporters are fools of the highest order.

berem: Don't wait any further. We need a credible source because according to the poster,Sahara reporters are full of lies and spread false information.

Since you people are playing this card,i hope you and your fellow goons will NEVER use sahara reporters to discredit jonathan again.
I will embarass any of you that try it.
*thread bookmarked*

solomon111: Since you people are playing this card,i hope you and your fellow goons will NEVER use sahara reporters to discredit jonathan again.
I will embarass any of you that try it.
*thread bookmarked*

warreva! Duh!!

solomon111: I am still waiting for the "progressives" to spin this away.
Don't disappoint me.

Dont mind the fools. Rather that discuss the topic, they'r discussing Sincere 9gerian. They'r trying to derail the thread as usual.

Why is Aregbe demolishing schools to build a mall? If they can prove that SR is lying, then no wahala since SR is notorious for lying. But if they cant disprove the report, they should give us answers.

Sincere 9gerian:
Dont mind the fools. Rather that discuss the topic, they'r discussing Sincere 9gerian. They'r trying to derail the thread as usual.

Why is Aregbe demolitioning schools to build a mall? If they can prove that SR is lying, then no wahala since SR is notorious for lying. But if they cant disprove the report, they should give us answers.

This is serious....

If this story is true, then it's an absolute shame on the Governor.

Sentiments aside. Government land for Government purposes. simple.

Some of those schools sit on massive hectares of prime land right in the heart of town.

Unless you prefer that they demolish homes to make way for their planned projects, it is simpler and cheaper to reallocate those students to other schools.

The only issues i see here are the extra costs some parents have to bear and the fact that people have an emotional attachment to those institutions.

Like it or not, you have to break eggs to make omelettes. (or stay hungry otherwise).

Tinubu and Aregbe are bloody thiefs.....

APC!!!!! Aregberascal and his co-horts are at work again

The Niger-delta resources will never get into the control of these rascals.
We're waiting for you in 2015.

I don't see anything wrong in demolishing schools to pave way for another developmental purpose.Whether Tinubu owns the mall or not,its nobody's problem.I remember when some schools were demolished at Mile 2 to expand the road construction and the students were reposted to other schools. This is no news abeg! What's the big deal?

solomon111: The Niger-delta resources will never get into the control of these rascals.
We're waiting for you in 2015.

Wetin concern Yibbo attache by force with Niger Delta resources?

And if someone isnt mental what does demolition of school have to do with Niger Delta resources

News: Dudu Negro and Okija-Juju are fighting over Berem

Solomumu111: Niger Delta resources mustnt go to these rascals.

What a tosser

Poor yeroba students.......

solomon111: The Niger-delta resources will never get into the control of these rascals.
We're waiting for you in 2015.

Dude, please stop ranting like an angry little boy who can barely take a piece without slashing it all over the place. Insincere 9igeria, since when did Sahara reporters became a source for legitimate informations to you, mr. Unstable personality?