In the wake of the trending hashtags #TinubuLagosSchoolSeries and #TinubuLagosRoadSeries, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 Lagos gubernatorial election, has voiced growing concerns over the state of education infrastructure in Lagos.
Recall that the recent hashtags reported by Parallel Facts have become focal points for discussions on social media, with residents lamenting the lack of quality educational facilities and deteriorating road conditions across the state.
Expressing these concerns via his official X account on Sunday, Rhodes-Vivour said that despite Lagos State’s significant financial resources, many schools continue to operate in substandard conditions, forcing parents to bear the burden of exorbitant private school fees.
He said, “Politics aside, the #TinubuLagosSchoolSeries and #TinubuLagosRoadSeries Makes me so sad, and it shows how much work we have to do.
“I know the state has the funds to make every school in Lagos a high-quality environment.
“The strain on parents to pay huge private school fees for their children to get a decent education is unsustainable and leaves many families without discretionary income, which in itself slows consumption and by extension, slows the economy.”
He added, “The strain on our society of out of school children that are raised by the streets, our brothers, sons, that should be in school learning how to be productive. Yet huge IGR hand in hand with huge debt. Lagosians deserve so much more. #ourlagos.”
