The
traditional ruler of Efon-Alaaye Ekiti, Oba Emmanuel Aladejare, has asked the
Federal Government to help rebuild the burnt hostel of the Federal Girls
College
(FGC), whose students now suffer as a result of the inferno.
The hostel,
which accommodated no fewer than 115 students, was razed on January 9 this
year, while students were receiving lessons in their various classes.
Consequently,
the students were left with only their uniforms, as their other belongings got
burnt in the inferno.
Oba
Aladejare, who stated this at the college auditorium yesterday when the
community donated 115 mattresses and cupboards to the affected students, said
they were accommodated in temporary houses in town, adding that they needed a
better accommodation.
His words:
“There was an unfortunate incident in this College on January 9, there was a
fire disaster which razed down the largest hostel in the school. The hostel
houses 115 students. We thank God that the students were in class when this
happened, otherwise, it would have been a great tragedy.
“Only the
uniforms the students were wearing was left for them after the inferno. I
contacted Efon- Alaaye indigenes for assistance and the response has been very
encouraging. It was from the proceeds that the community bought 115 mattresses
and cupboards for the students.
“The school
is the responsibility of the Federal Government. We are calling on the
government to rebuild the hostel, even though we have been able to house the
students in temporary accommodation in different places in town, that is a temporary
measure. They need to have a better
accommodation.
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