The family of the late Reverend Timothy Adetunji Fakunle, who founded the Fakunle Comprehensive High School in Oshogbo, has asked Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State to return the school to the family. The school has been embroiled in a controversy after the state government’s recent decision to reclaim its site and turn it into a Shoprite store.

In a recent letter to the governor, signed on behalf of the family by Victor Fakunle, the family said its members had discussed the state’s new education policy and had resolved to keep the legacy of their father rather than leave it to the Governor's idea of a commercial project.

A few months ago, it emerged that Governor Aregbesola intended to demolish the Fakunle Comprehensive High School and devote its site to an extension of the Shoprite Mall planned for Oshogbo, the Osun State Capital. Sources in the state stated that the Shoprite business belongs to Bola Tinubu, Governor Aregbesola’s political godfather and a prominent chieftain of the APC.

However, other sources in the state allege that the Osun State Governor’s plan for the space now occupied by Fakunle School was to develop a motor-park. What is no longer in doubt is that the school has been slated for demolition.

In a recent letter to the government, signed by Mr. Victor Fakunle, a pastor, the Fakunle family stated that the school was a legacy the family would not release for demolition.

Citing its prime location, the family insisted that the school was ideal for the governor’s much-hyped policy of mega-education. The family added that they were willing to take over the school, insisting that there must be no tampering with their father’s educational legacy. The family asked Mr. Aregbesola to commence the process of returning the school to the family