By Ghazali Ibrahim
Ijede, a riverside community in Lagos East, is celebrating fresh investments in education and healthcare after Senator Mukhail Adetokunbo Abiru delivered two long-awaited projects which involves a fully renovated block of classrooms at Luwasa Junior High School and an upgraded Abule Eko Primary Health Centre.
The facilities, commissioned on Thursday, September 18, 2025, are already being described by residents as “life-changing” for children and families who had struggled with dilapidated classrooms and poorly equipped medical services.
Parents and teachers at Luwasa Junior High School said the new classrooms would improve learning outcomes and restore dignity to public education in the area.
“Our children can now learn in an environment that inspires them,” said the school’s principal, Mrs. Modupe Idowu-Alozie, who joined the Parents’ Forum chairman, Hon. Ileyemi Johnson, in thanking the senator for the intervention.
In Abule Eko, mothers expressed relief at the refurbished health centre, which is expected to reduce the stress of traveling long distances for basic medical care.
“This centre will save lives. Pregnant women and children especially will benefit,” one resident remarked.
Although Senator Abiru was represented at the event by political leader Alhaji Rilwan Ishola Jinadu, he stressed in his message that the projects were part of a broader effort to give Lagos East communities access to quality infrastructure.
“Education and healthcare are not privileges; they are rights. These projects are about giving people hope and dignity,” he said.
Ijede LCDA Chairperson, Hon. Motunrayo Gbadebo-Alogba, praised the senator’s record of delivering projects across the district, calling the interventions “a reflection of responsive representation.”
Community leaders and residents joined the call for proper maintenance of the facilities to ensure they continue to serve future generations.
With these latest projects, Senator Abiru adds to a growing list of interventions across Lagos East from roads to schools, health facilities, and empowerment programmes.
