By Daniel Agbesi Latsu
Awudome Kofe (O/R), Feb 6, GNA – Authorities at Awudome Kofe D/A Primary School in the Kadjebi of the Oti Region have appealed to the Kadjebi District Assembly, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and philanthropists to provide them with modern six-unit classroom blocks, along with necessary facilities.
Such a facility, they believed, would contribute to the educational experience of both students and teachers, fostering a more productive and enjoyable learning atmosphere.
Mr. Kpeguni Abdul Razak, the Assemblyman for Okanta Electoral Area, who made the appeal through the Ghana News Agency (GNA) said the lack of decent classroom blocks was affecting teacher retention, enrollment, and hindering the progress of the learners.
Mr. Kpeguni, who led the GNA to the school, therefore, appealed to the Kadjebi District Assembly and NGOs to provide with decent classroom block equipped with advanced technology, such as smart boards, projectors, and high-speed internet access to facilitate interactive and multimedia learning experiences.
He added that the provision of such modern facilities to the school would attract learners and teaching staff, who currently prefer attending modernized schools.
Mr. Samuel Dabo, the headteacher of the school told GNA that the school had 64 pupils and six teachers who study under a dilapidated muddy structure that was on the verge of collapse and classes stopped whenever it was threatening to rain.
Mr. Dabo said eight pupils had left the school this year to other institutions because of the poor conditions of their structure.
Mr. Aminu Mohammed, the School Management Committee (SMC) Chairman of the school, told GNA that the Awudome Kofe D/A Primary School was established in 1995 with the aim of providing basic education to the residents of Awudome Kofe and its environs.
He said that the residents provided the mud-roofed structure as a temporary measure to house the pupils, with the hope that the State and NGOs would help to obtain an appropriate structure, however, nothing had since happened.
He pleaded with the NGOs to help them secure modern classroom blocks for conducive teaching and learning environment.
GNA