At the Tudun Wada Model Primary School, also located in Tudun Wada Local Government Area of Kano State, it was discovered the school has 1,226 pupils but only 19 teachers to cater to them.
The Assistant Headmaster, Malam Kabir Alhassan, highlighted major challenges, including a shortage of personnel, lack of security, and the absence of proper toilet facilities.
He added that ,“Despite this huge population, vandals stole the Sumo water pump that we used to pump water from our borehole. As a result, there is no potable drinking water in this school. Our pupils are forced to defecate openly or visit nearby houses to answer the call of nature.”
Malam Kabir Alhassan however commended the Kano State Government for its efforts in building a new block of classrooms, which has now been completed.
“We must commend this administration because all those who were due for promotion have been promoted, salaries are being paid on time, and the minimum wage has been implemented. This has significantly boosted our morale,” he said.
While at the Government Junior Secondary School Rufa’i Tudun Wada in Doguwa Local Government, the only Junior Secondary School in the area, is currently facing serious threats from gully erosion that surrounds the school.
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However,the school, with a population of over 1,200 students, currently manages with only two blocks of classrooms, while a third block remains in serious disrepair.
It was observed that, the school has only three permanent teachers and five volunteer teachers, who struggle to manage the large student population.
While the school premises have been encroached upon by commercial block developers, with their building materials scattered across the area.
Speaking with one Shamsuddeen Haruna, a volunteer teacher who has been serving the school for eight years, stated that his zeal and commitment to his community are the driving forces behind his continued service despite difficult conditions.
However,the commissioner of education, Alhaji Umar Doguwa, said the state needs N6bn to provide furniture for 9, 063 pupils in the state’s primary and secondary schools.
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He said besides lack of furniture, there were also problems of a shortage of teachers and a high population of out-of-school children.
He however added that with steps been taken by the state governor Abba Kabir Yusuf,there would be changes in the educational sector, because he has hold the bull by the horn as far as education is concerned