The Osun State Government has dismissed a report by another media platform on the state of Wole Soyinka Government High School in the Ejigbo area of the state.

In a statement on Wednesday, the spokesperson to the Osun State Governor, Olawale Rasheed, said the report presented an unfair and misleading narrative that failed to acknowledge the facts surrounding the school’s current condition.

Admitting that the school had suffered deterioration, Rasheed stated that it was not due to abandonment by the current administration but the result of a natural disaster and prior substandard renovation work.

He said the school was renovated by a contractor engaged by the previous administration of former governor Gboyega Oyetola.

“However, the work done fell below acceptable standards. This year, a severe rainstorm hit the area, damaging many structures, including this school, damage that was worsened by the poor quality of the earlier renovation,” he said.

Rasheed said that while the school was not captured in the immediate phase of the infrastructure upgrade plan recently announced, it had been noted for urgent attention in the next phase.

He said Governor Ademola Adeleke remains fully committed to ensuring every child in Osun learns in a safe and conducive environment and has made education a top priority.

“It is also important to state that the state government is not owing the contractor who handled the last renovation. Accountability is being enforced, and such negligence will not be tolerated. Moving forward, quality control and due diligence will guide every renovation project.

“Governor Adeleke’s administration is focused on real progress, and multiple schools across the state are currently undergoing transformation under his watch. It is misleading and disingenuous to ignore the broader strides being made in public education due to isolated incidents,” he said.

The governor’s spokesperson urged the media to verify facts and appreciate context before publishing damaging reports.