Badawa community groans over dilapidated classrooms

Residents of Badawa quarters in Nassarawa Local Government Area of Kano state have called on the state government to come to their aid by renovating some dilapidated classrooms at the only primary school that is serving them. A visit to the school by our reporter, indicated that two classroom-blocks in Badawa special primary school have […]

Residents of Badawa quarters in Nassarawa Local Government Area of Kano state have called on the state government to come to their aid by renovating some dilapidated classrooms at the only primary school that is serving them.

A visit to the school by our reporter, indicated that two classroom-blocks in Badawa special primary school have been abandoned for many years due to their dilapidation nature.

While one of the affected blocks has no roofing, part of the roofing of the other block was removed by windstorm.

Further observation, revealed that although the pupils are still managing one of the affected classroom blocks, however there was no single chair or table in the classrooms.

Some residents of the area, who spoke to our reporter appealed to Governor Abdullahi Umar Gnaduje to extend the dividends of democracy to the area by renovating the dilapidated structures in the school.

Alhaji Ahmad Ibrahim Badawa said the classrooms had been in a terrible condition for many years but neither the local education authority nor the local government or state come to their rescue.

He said, “we have reported this problem to the authorities concerned several times but nothing comes from the government’s side. Our children have been taking their lessons under a scorching sun for many years and whenever it rains, they have to abandon their classrooms and squat with their colleagues in other classes.”

Another resident, Auwal Muhammad said it was high time for the government to come to their rescue, noting that “we are very lucky that our children have passion to western education, government should therefore key in and provide us with necessary facilities that will aid their studies.”

Muhammad explained that the roofing of the one of the affected classroom blocks was removed by windstorm last year and was not fixed by government.

He said, “The other block has several cracks all over its wall. We are afraid of allowing our children to live in it and therefore abandoned for many years. The block has been taken over by reptiles.”

On his part, Malam Yusuf Abubakar Badawa appealed to the Kano State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) to as matter of urgency renovate the dilapidated classroom blocks to enable their children continue enjoying them.