Tinubu absent again as Akpabio commissions Africa’s largest school hub in Lagos

President Bola Tinubu was absent again on the second day of commissioning of projects executed by the Lagos State Government.

Godswill Akpabio, the senate president, again represented the president at the event on Thursday.

The senate president, alongside Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and other top officials, commissioned the newly regenerated and full upgrade of the Tolu Schools Complex, comprising of 36 schools, alongside 19 Mini football pitches, Olodi-Apapa, Ajegunle in the Ajeromi Ifelodun Local Government Area of the State.

Tinubu, who is currently in Lagos, was also absent at the first day of the two-day event after several preparations for his presence, including diversion of traffic, which led to hours of gridlock in Ikeja, Maryland, Ojota, and other parts of the state.

According, Sunday Dare, special adviser to the president on media and public communication, Tinubu missed the event because he prioritised security matters.

“In the last 10 days, right from the developments in Jos, the president has been busy taking constant briefs, and he has to prioritise when it comes to state matters, especially security,” Dare said during his appearance on Channels Television on Wednesday evening.

“He is in Lagos monitoring the development, working with the intelligence community, and taking constant security briefs.”

Representing the president at the first day of the event on Wednesday, Akpabio inaugurated the Opebi-Mende-Ojota Link Bridge, the Lagos State Multi-agency Complex, Alausa, now known as Bola Ahmed Administrative Complex (BATAC), and the Lagos Geographic Information Service (LAGIS) Office, Alausa Ikeja.

According to Gawat Jubril, senior special assistant on new media Sanwo-Olu, the Tolu Schools Complex commissioned on Thursday has now “received a comprehensive regeneration designed to restore dignity and excellence to this historic site, with other major facilities like: 12 New Classroom Blocks: Each block contains 18 classrooms, a four-story vocational and skills acquisition center, a fully functional Fire Service Station, an ICT Complex, a standard AstroTurf football pitch, a Primary Healthcare Facility (PHC), track for athletics, multipurpose courts, and spectator bleachers. Provisions have also been made for field events such as javelin, long jump, and high jump.” (BusinessDay)