Condemnations have continued to trail the renovated block of six classrooms at St. Michael College, Oleh with collapsing ceilings, dangerously protruding doors brazing iron bars described as health hazard to both students and teachers and the abandonement of Oleh Mechanic Village Road Contract, awarded by Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC) and awarded to Kenubane Limited.
Serious concerns have been expressed by both students, teachers of St. Michael College, Oleh including residents of the community over the collapsing ceilings, dangerous placement of doors brazing bars of the newly renovated school building which are allegedly posing health hazards to both students and teachers of the college as well as the non completion of the earlier criticised substandard Mechanic Village Interlocking Road Oleh.
A visit to the school by The Isoko Nation investigation team Monday May 16, 2025, on the reported damage occasioned by the collapse of ceilings and other complaints over the contracts, met with some staff members of the school who did not want their names on print, confirmed the condition of the newly renovated building, described it as very unfortunate and disturbing.
Attempts to speak with the Principal of the school proved abortive as she was reported to have travelled to Asaba for official assignment.
However, an authoritative source who spoke with The Isoko Nation reporters preferring to be anonymous on ground of alleged threat over the previous stories on the reported shoddy contracts, stated that a wide spread condemnation has greeted the newly renovated dilapidated classrooms building at St. Michael’s College over the collapsing ceilings and hazardous placement of brazing bars of the classroom doors among other complaints.
The source stated that “the positioning of iron brazers and the collapsing ceilings with other sagging ceilings in most of the classrooms are posing a serious threat to both students and teachers of the college even while the job has not been commissioned.
Meanwhile, another insider source who does not want his name in prints, told The Isoko Nation crew that “the renovation job is not properly executed, as there are visible shortcomings such as the non provision of white boards, which is a necessary part of instructional materials for educational facility; there are openings in the windows; no protectors, and the collapsing Ceilings were negligently attached to the old woods used as loggings.
“I am very surprised to see a newly renovated building which has not been commissioned will be having some gabbles that ought to hold the ceilings separating from the ceilings, dangerously brazing of the doors with gap between the floor and the brazing, obviously posing a threat to both students and teachers, the government should intervene to ensure putting the building in good shape”
Speaking to our reporters, the chairman of the Mechanic Village, Mr. Orife George, decried the abandonement of the interlocking road contract of the mechanic village.
The chairman stated that “the contractor, Kenubane Limited claimed to have finished the contract, whereas the job has been abandoned as the uncompleted portions of the road have been washed away by erosion and overtaken by weeds”
He told The Isoko Nation crew that the “contract has been abandoned as the contractor has since vacated the site claiming that the job awarded by the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC), has been completed”
In a WhatsApp chat with one of the St. Michael College Old students and Senior Special Assistant to the Delta State Governor on Political Matters, Sir Hon (Chief) Evans Egbo decried the situation as appalling, stating that “The contractor is dubious and should be prosecuted”, he added.
All efforts to get across to the Commissioner, Chief Victor Egbo and the Engineer handling the job through text and WhatsApp messages to their phones severally to respond to the widespread condemnation were unanswered and all other efforts as the time of filing this story proved abortive.
Recall that a viral case of shoddy contracts execution of a block of six class room renovation at St. Michael College and interlocking road construction at the Mechanic Village, all in Oleh, headquarters of Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State was reported against the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission and the contractor, Kenubane Limited.
