The Stench of Neglect: The Broken Promises of N.U.D Primary School, Ikire

The propaganda machine of the Osun State Government moves smoothly, painting a picture of an administration fully committed to grassroot development. But take a step off the major highways and walk into N.U.D Primary School in Ikire (Irewole LGA), and the illusion instantly shatters.

What you are confronted with isn’t a modern center of learning, but a shocking breakdown of basic infrastructure and public sanitation.

When political leaders boast about basic education funding, they expect citizens to look at newly painted facades. AfterTheDance.ng looked further back—specifically at the sanitation facilities where the children of Ikire are expected to relieve themselves. The findings are grim.

Ruins of Past Interventions

A closer look at the facilities reveals an ironic testament to abandoned governance:

1. The UBE/OSSUBEB Failure
Standing prominently on the school grounds is a toilet block bearing the faded inscription: “UBE/OSSUBEB PROJECT 2006, 1st QUARTER.” Built two decades ago under the Universal Basic Education scheme, this structure is a shell of its former self. The concrete is cracked, the orange and cream paint is peeling away, and doorways stand wide open without proper security or modern sanitary fittings. While the administration claims to be aggressively updating SUBEB projects across Osun, this critical facility remains stuck in a cycle of decay.

2. Complete Structural Collapse
Worse than the decaying 2006 block are the neighboring toilet facilities, which have completely structurally failed. Entire walls made of sand-crete blocks have caved in, leaving jagged, dangerous debris exposed. Roofs have collapsed inward, and doorways are blocked by broken brickwork and wild vegetation. It is an environment completely unfit for human use, let alone vulnerable primary school children.

3. A Health Disaster Waiting to Happen
The entire sanitary area is surrounded by a dense, overgrown jungle of weeds and tall grass. Dirt tracks and scattered plastic waste litter the perimeter. When a school’s sanitation facilities collapse into an overgrown wasteland, it ceases to be just an “eyesore”—it becomes a direct health hazard, attracting disease vectors, rodents, and reptiles.

Where is the Dignity for the Osun Child?

Public health experts agree that decent, safe sanitation is directly tied to school attendance, especially for young girls. Yet, the current state administration seems content to let public school pupils face daily indignity.

The Hard Questions for the Adeleke Government:

If the state’s Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) budget is actively being spent, why are the children of Irewole LGA still looking at collapsed brick ruins from old projects?
How can local government inspectors walk through N.U.D Primary School, Ikire, and think these conditions are acceptable in 2026?

Is the “progress” promised during campaign dances only meant for the cameras, while the children of the masses inherit ruins?

Conclusion: The Dance is Over, the Work Hasn’t Begun

You cannot build a modern economy on a foundation of crumbling schools and broken toilets. The state of N.U.D Primary School, Ikire, is a clear reminder that rural and semi-urban communities are paying the price for the current administration’s focus on high-profile, cosmetic projects over fundamental human needs.
The parents and pupils of Ikire deserve more than empty slogans. AfterTheDance.ng demands that the Osun State Ministry of Education and the State Universal Basic Education Board immediately demolish these hazardous ruins and construct clean, modern, and dignified water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) facilities for the students of N.U.D Primary School.