The school's infrastructure tells a dismal story, with leaking roofs, worn-out doorways, doorless entries, gutted buildings in the primary section that need attention, and inadequate facilities.
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“The school is not in good condition. Especially during the rainy season, you cannot think a student can sleep there ,” Mr Yabo told UDEME. “For learning to be successful, it must take place in a conducive environment. Since the establishment of the school, there has been no drainage in the staff quarters.”
“When it rains, water enters our rooms. The mattresses are torn, the light is unstable, there is no fan, and some classes still use poor blackboards. We need proper sleeping arrangements and better facilities,” he said.This persistent underfunding has resulted in substandard learning environments, inadequate teaching facilities, and understaffed schools.
In Sokoto, like in many other parts of Nigeria, hundreds of private schools have been established to complement public education. Overall, the private schools are better managed, but many residents cannot afford them for their wards., an education lecturer at the Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, said good learning can only occur in a resourced and conducive environment.
Apart from low budgetary allocation, allocated funds are often not released, leaving many schools like Sultan Maccido Institute with sub-par facilities and deplorable conditions.However, visits to the school in June and July this year revealed that no such repairs were made. The personal assistant to the permanent secretary, Naziru Ibrahim, acknowledged receipt of the letter with the message: “The Ministry will get back to you.”
A staffer, Isah Muhammad, told UDEME that the hostels and the classrooms need windows, doors, chairs, ceilings and lockers.Extracurricular activities like sports also suffer from the underfunding of the institute.
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