Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has reacted to the news of the school building collapse that resulted in the death of a female student in Ondo.

The partial collapse of the school located at Ondo City, Ondo West LG, happened around 12noon, today, during school hours

A female student of Junior Secondary School 3 whose identity is yet to be confirmed, is the only victim as blocks that fell from the school building landed on her head.

Governor Akeredolu has taken to his twitter handle to sympathize with the family of the victim.

He said “This is Tragic. The Secretary to the State Government is on the scene to assess the situation and I have interfaced with the police. My deepest condolences to her family. May her gentle soul Requiescet in pace.”

In less than 2½ years of his administration, Governor Akeredolu has reconstructed over 500 public schools across the 3 senatorial districts of Ondo state.