Developing an Effective Maintenance Culture for Some Monumental Public School Buildings in Ibadan, Oyo State Nigeria.

Abstract

As part of effort to understand challenges faced with building maintenance practices in Nigeria an investigation of the maintenance culture in some of the oldest public schools in Ibadan, Oyo State Nigeria was carried out. A total of five schools located within Ibadan metropolis were selected based on their historical importance, year of establishment and viability of alumni. Site visits were carried out, during these visits, oral interviews accompanied with questionnaires was administered on the stake holders, the buildings were visually assessed to determine severity of degradation experienced by the buildings and the risk it poses to learning. Photographs of structures been assessed were also taken. Results shows that, the buildings have not been properly maintained over the years and can be attributed to the following: lack of funding for maintenance works, absence of guidelines for maintenance of school buildings by Government, lack of maintenance department in the schools visited and unplanned approach to implementation of maintenance work. As part of effort to salvage the situation, some recommendations were made, they are: the establishment of maintenance department in all schools with technical expertise and the formation of a School Buildings Maintenance Board (SBMB) by the state Government