The organisation said that during a visit to the school, it was discovered that residents of the community had begun to withdraw their children and wards.
Approximately 500 students currently attend Kuchichacha LEA Primary School in Kwali Area Council, FCT, where they face learning challenges due to dilapidated infrastructure and a shortage of qualified teachers.
This situation was disclosed in a report released by Tracka, a renowned non-profit organization specializing in procurement oversight.
The report depicts the dire state of Kuchichacha LEA Primary School, highlighting the absence of roofs, imminent classroom collapse, and a mere five teachers struggling to educate the large student body. Consequently, parents have resorted to withdrawing their children from school, opting to return them to agricultural activities.
Efforts by concerned parents to garner support from the local council chairman and UBEC through multiple appeals have proven futile, exacerbating the plight of the school.
The urgent need for renovation and staffing of the school is emphasized, urging intervention from relevant authorities, including @NigEducation and @ubecnigeria, to ensure that the children of Kuchichacha have access to quality education.
This neglect not only affects the immediate community but also contributes to the national crisis of out-of-school children, with Nigeria being home to a staggering 18 million, as reported by UNICEF.
During a community visit, Mr. Magaji, the community secretary, expressed deep concern over the challenges faced by the children, underscoring the absence of basic learning materials and the hazardous learning environment.
The plight extends beyond Kuchichacha LEA Primary School, as evidenced by recent reports from SaharaReporters detailing similar conditions at an LEA primary school in Bagusa, Dei Dei community. Students were observed learning under a collapsed roof, underscoring the pervasive issue of inadequate educational infrastructure in the nation’s capital.
SaharaReporters’ visit to the school revealed makeshift arrangements, with students gathered under precarious wooden structures, further highlighting the urgent need for comprehensive intervention in addressing educational infrastructure deficits across the region.