The Oyo State Road Transport Management Agency (OYRTMA) said it will deploy sufficient men and officers of the Agency to strategically man some Schools that are prone to accidents because of their locations across the State considering the resumption of school pupils this Monday, 16th September, 2019.
This was disclosed today by the State Commander of the Agency, Commander Adeoye Ayoade at the State Headquarters, Agodi, Ibadan.
In his words, the Commander said “The Executive Chairman of the Oyo State Road Transport Management Agency, Mogaji (Dr.) Akin Fagbemi has approved the deployment of our agile men and officers to strategic points across the State particularly Public School areas where pupils would be crossing the roads and highways as Schools resumes this Monday.”
“We are aware that the Free Qualitative Education Policy of The Executive Governor of Oyo State, His Excellency, Engr. Seyi Makinde has exponentially increased school’s enrolment. We anticipate that this huge enrolment figures would translate to huge human traffic on certain road corridors. It is in our bid to taking proactive rather than reactionary measures to curbing road accidents involving school pupils who are the greatest asset and future of the State that the Executive Chairman approved the deployment.”
The Agency further advised teachers, parents and guardians to adequately monitor the movement of their Children and wards.
“Leaving some teenagers to cross the roads by themselves is a risky adventure. We advise parents and guardians to create time to take their children and wards to school to avoid stories that touches. It is our hope that we significantly reduce children accident index to zero or its barest minimum in the State”, Commander Adeoye concluded.
Some of the identified schools include but not limited to the following:
S/N NAME OF SCHOOLS LOCATION
1. ISLAMIC HIGH SCHOOL BASHORUN
2. METHODIST HIGH SCHOOL BODIJA OJURIN
3. OBA AKINBIYI SCH III PREMIER HOLTEL JUNCTION ADJACENT PREMIER HOTEL
4. MONATAN MODEL SCHOOL MONATAN, AREA
5. BISHOP PHILIP ACADEMY ACADEMY, IWO RD
6. IBADAN CITY ACADEMY ELETA, ACADEMY
7. ANGLICAN COMMERCIAL GRAMMAR, SCHOOL ORITA MEFA, TOTAL GARDEN
8. EMMANUEL COLLEGE U.I/ PREBOYE
9. LAGELU GRAMMAR SCHOOL AGUGU
10. LOYOLA COLLEGE OLD IFE ROAD
11. IBADAN BOY’S HIGH SCHOOL OKE BOLA
12. UMC MOLETE
13. IMG SCHOOL BODE, MOLETE AREA
14 IKOLABA HIGH SCHOOL JAMB OFFICE, GOVT. HOUSE ROAD
15. ST. PATRICKS GRAMMAR SCHOOL OPPOSITE BCOS, BASHORUN, IBADAN.
16. OGBOMOSO HIGH SCHOOL OGBOMOSO
17. AARE AGO HIGH SCHOOL OGBOMOSO
18. BAPTIST DAY SCHOOL. OSUPA, OGBOMOSO
19. CARETAKER COMMUNITY HIGH SCH OGBOMOSO
20. OGBOMOSO GRAMMAR SCHOOL OGBOMOSO
Others are:
21. Olivet Baptist high school Oyo
22. St. Bernardine Girl grammar school Oyo
23. L. A Town primary school idi-ope Oyo
24. A U D primary school, Alagbon Oyo
25. Baptist primary school, Isokun Oyo
26. Owode interchange Oyo