𝗔𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗱: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗮𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗪𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗮 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹.

Wole Soyinka High School in Ejigbo was once a shining symbol of hope a ₦750 million investment meant to transform the educational landscape of Osun State. Built under the ambitious watch of former Governor Rauf Aregbesola, it was designed to serve 3,000 students with world-class facilities. Today, it’s a ghost town. Fewer than 600 students attend; most of its 72 classrooms lie empty, and its laboratories, once a source of pride, are nothing more than hollow shells stripped of essential utilities. The roof is literally falling in.

This catastrophic decline didn’t happen by accident. It was a deliberate act of political sabotage. Under Governor Gboyega Oyetola’s administration, the Osun APC chose to let this mega school rot—not because of financial constraints, but out of spite. Because it was an Aregbesola project, it was branded unworthy of maintenance or support. The result? A massive ₦750 million educational monument was reduced to rubble by a party obsessed with revenge rather than governance.

But the tragedy doesn’t end there. Now, as this disgrace continues to unfold, the APC shamelessly tries to shift the blame onto the current governor, Ademola Adeleke. Let’s be clear: Adeleke inherited this mess. He did not abandon classrooms, he did not strip laboratories, and he did not preside over the collapse of a once-thriving institution. That burden lies squarely on the shoulders of Oyetola and his APC cronies, who inherited a functioning school and chose decay instead.

This is not just political maneuvering; it is a brazen betrayal of the very children the government is supposed to serve. The Osun APC’s actions amount to nothing less than political terrorism against education, sacrificing the futures of thousands for petty partisan grudges.

The people of Osun must not forget this grotesque failure of leadership. It is a stark reminder that when politics trumps progress, the casualties are innocent and numerous classrooms abandoned, laboratories gutted, and dreams crushed. Until accountability replaces propaganda, the rot will continue, one abandoned classroom at a time.