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Enugu State is to build 260 smart schools across the state under an ambitious plan to raise a smart future workforce.Enugu State has set priority on quality and timely completion of the planned 260 smart schools as part of other facilities being built across 260 wards in the state, according to the government. Image credit: Gencraft According to him, “it is not just about monitoring, but also about building on all the key facets that will make sure that these projects achieve the objectives to have smart children and smart teachers coming out of our local governments and a smart workforce for the state.” “We met with the contractors and their site engineers in all the sites we’ve visited,” Onyia added. “This is to ensure that there is no variation in the work specification, and that the quality of the materials they are using, starting from the foundation to completion, could guarantee the integrity and structural tests of these projects.” The inspection team, which included Engr Gerald Otiji, Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure; Prof Nwabueze Mbah, Commissioner for Education; Chris Robert Ozongwu, Commissioner for Budget and Planning; Dr. Gabriel Ajah, Chairman of the Enugu State Universal Basic Education Board (ENSUBEB); Uche Nwatu, Special Adviser to the Governor on Projects Development and Implementation, among others, aims to ensure the integrity of the projects from start to finish. “We are also taking into consideration the cost risk that comes when the time risk begins to happen because, once we miss the timeline, the next is that we begin to discuss variation,” Onyia added. “So, this team here is to ensure that all risks are evaluated and compliance is strictly adhered to.” According to him, “it is not just about monitoring, but also about building on all the key facets that will make sure that these projects achieve the objectives to have smart children and smart teachers coming out of our local governments and a smart workforce for the state.” To achieve this, a strong monitoring team has been established. They will not only address quality concerns but also manage project timelines and potential cost risks. Security is another crucial aspect. The government is partnering with local communities to safeguard construction materials and completed facilities. “Security is everybody’s business,” Ajah said. “The people are happy. The government has never come to the people at ward level like this before now. So, I am calling on our people to protect these projects from vandals by taking charge and ownership of them.”
According to him, “it is not just about monitoring, but also about building on all the key facets that will make sure that these projects achieve the objectives to have smart children and smart teachers coming out of our local governments and a smart workforce for the state.”
“We met with the contractors and their site engineers in all the sites we’ve visited,” Onyia added. “This is to ensure that there is no variation in the work specification, and that the quality of the materials they are using, starting from the foundation to completion, could guarantee the integrity and structural tests of these projects.”
The inspection team, which included Engr Gerald Otiji, Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure; Prof Nwabueze Mbah, Commissioner for Education; Chris Robert Ozongwu, Commissioner for Budget and Planning; Dr. Gabriel Ajah, Chairman of the Enugu State Universal Basic Education Board (ENSUBEB); Uche Nwatu, Special Adviser to the Governor on Projects Development and Implementation, among others, aims to ensure the integrity of the projects from start to finish.
“We are also taking into consideration the cost risk that comes when the time risk begins to happen because, once we miss the timeline, the next is that we begin to discuss variation,” Onyia added. “So, this team here is to ensure that all risks are evaluated and compliance is strictly adhered to.”
To achieve this, a strong monitoring team has been established. They will not only address quality concerns but also manage project timelines and potential cost risks.
Security is another crucial aspect. The government is partnering with local communities to safeguard construction materials and completed facilities.
“Security is everybody’s business,” Ajah said. “The people are happy. The government has never come to the people at ward level like this before now. So, I am calling on our people to protect these projects from vandals by taking charge and ownership of them.”
