The poor learning conditions at the Local Education Authority School in Zone 9, Lugbe, Abuja, where primary school pupils close at 12 pm to make room for secondary pupils to resume have stirred up reactions.
SEE Disturbing Photos Of Pupils Learning On Bare Floor In Abuja
According to an investigation by Punch, the future does not contain much hope for the students at the Local Education Authority School in Zone 9, Lugbe, Abuja, or any promises of a better life.
The school has little to show in terms of infrastructure for its contribution to human capital development.
The school according to DEBORAH Tolu’s article is under the control of the Abuja Municipal Area Council, and is designed to cater to pupils in the primary and post-primary school levels; however, pupils are left without desks to receive lessons, a lack of adequate teachers, and other basic amenities.
SEE Disturbing Photos Of Pupils Learning On Bare Floor In Abuja
When a Punch correspondent, who disguised as a worker of an international non-governmental organisation, visited the school, it was learnt that for many years, the area council had not provided the school with enough desks and chairs for pupils, just as staff were seen standing with no chairs to sit.
It was also observed that while the government did not provide the school with enough teachers, the management staff had to source for teachers who were being paid with contributions by the Parent-Teacher-Association.
It was observed that in some of the classes, there were no fewer than 80 pupils.
Speaking with a Punch correspondent, a staffer who did not want to be named for fear of sanctions said, “The situation here is not palatable at all. I have been working here for close to three years. Pupils don’t have enough chairs, and the infrastructure is terrible.
“We operate a primary and secondary school here. When the pupils in the primary classes close by 12 pm, the ones in secondary school, LEA Secondary School, resume in the afternoon, and that is how we rotate.
“The toilet is nothing to write home about. We don’t have enough teachers. Most of the time, we depend on the money received from the PTA to run the affairs of the school because we don’t get anything else.
“The new administrator who was recently posted here has been trying. She resumed here in January, but she has been trying her best.”
According to the Director of Programmes at Reform Education Nigeria, Ayodamola Oluwatoyin, “There’s more to a student’s academic success than just being taught; the environment in which they learn has a major impact on their progression.”
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Source: Punchng.com
