The Rot In Unity Schools
Makeitglobal.biz visited King’s College, a premier secondary school in Lagos established in 1909. Signs of rot and decrepitude that make the school a shadow of its past are all over the place. The expansive edifices of the school constructed by the colonial administration, which years back was an architectural wonder on account of their magnificence, have turned decrepit.
Many commentators and stakeholders are agreed that the standard of education in post- primary schools has nosedived in last three decades; but what many do not know is that the virus has affected unity schools across the country.
Investigation by makeitglobal.biz revealed a stunning slew of rot, dilapidation, unhealthy and stinking learning environments, lack of materials for required teaching and low morale in teaching staff.
Learning in unity schools is under serious threat and this is attributable to a lack of consistent efforts by successive governments to effectively and efficiently drive the sector.
Decadence in infrastructure, shortage of manpower, lack of purpose and professionalism by administrators are among identifiable factors responsible for the parlous state of the unity schools. There are also allegations of mismanagement of funds by administrators and other officials of the unity schools.
Makeitglobal.biz visited King’s College, a premier secondary school in Lagos established in 1909. Signs of rot and decrepitude that make the school a shadow of its past are all over the place. The expansive edifices of the school constructed by the colonial administration, which years back was an architectural wonder on account of their magnificence, have turned decrepit.
The colours on administrative blocks, laboratories, the library, classrooms and dormitories are worn out owing to years of neglect.
The infrastructure in the school is being overstretched as the school can no longer cope with the current population of students. The population of students is around 6,000 out of which nearly 400 are day students. No infrastructural provisions have been made to accommodate the growing number of students.
Findings at the Federal Government Technical College, Cappa, Ilesa, Osun State, established in 1988 showed that the students’ population is 1,500 with a staff strength of 150. The classrooms are in bad shape. Most of the windows and doors are damaged.
“These windows and doors have been like this for ages”, a staffer of the school who craved anonymity said. The situation is not different in the unity schools in other states.
The permanent secretary, Ministry of Education, Kogi State, James Adeniyi while commenting on the issue to this e-newpaper, said: “We are really living on a keg of gunpowder that can explode any time. The whole education sector is in crisis, and the so-called federal government colleges are not insulated or immuned from the virus”
John Adebola, program officer at Education Consult, said: “The problem is that the policy makers and the big men in the society normally choose to send their children to Trinity College or Eton in UK, and elsewhere, they do not care a hoot about what happens to our unity schools .”
Abdulahi Danladi, a former director at the Federal Ministry of Education said: “Government has never relented in its effort to improve the conditions in the unity schools, but corruption at different levels in the chain has been the problem. It is not as if money is not released but the problem is symptomatic of the endemic corruption in the system and lack of oversights and inspection. ”
The rot in the unity schools no doubt calls for serious turnaround by government.
https://www.makeitglobal.biz/top-news/rot-unity-schools/
Many commentators and stakeholders are agreed that the standard of education in post- primary schools has nosedived in last three decades; but what many do not know is that the virus has affected unity schools across the country.
Investigation by makeitglobal.biz revealed a stunning slew of rot, dilapidation, unhealthy and stinking learning environments, lack of materials for required teaching and low morale in teaching staff.
Learning in unity schools is under serious threat and this is attributable to a lack of consistent efforts by successive governments to effectively and efficiently drive the sector.
Decadence in infrastructure, shortage of manpower, lack of purpose and professionalism by administrators are among identifiable factors responsible for the parlous state of the unity schools. There are also allegations of mismanagement of funds by administrators and other officials of the unity schools.
Makeitglobal.biz visited King’s College, a premier secondary school in Lagos established in 1909. Signs of rot and decrepitude that make the school a shadow of its past are all over the place. The expansive edifices of the school constructed by the colonial administration, which years back was an architectural wonder on account of their magnificence, have turned decrepit.
The colours on administrative blocks, laboratories, the library, classrooms and dormitories are worn out owing to years of neglect.
The infrastructure in the school is being overstretched as the school can no longer cope with the current population of students. The population of students is around 6,000 out of which nearly 400 are day students. No infrastructural provisions have been made to accommodate the growing number of students.
Findings at the Federal Government Technical College, Cappa, Ilesa, Osun State, established in 1988 showed that the students’ population is 1,500 with a staff strength of 150. The classrooms are in bad shape. Most of the windows and doors are damaged.
“These windows and doors have been like this for ages”, a staffer of the school who craved anonymity said. The situation is not different in the unity schools in other states.
The permanent secretary, Ministry of Education, Kogi State, James Adeniyi while commenting on the issue to this e-newpaper, said: “We are really living on a keg of gunpowder that can explode any time. The whole education sector is in crisis, and the so-called federal government colleges are not insulated or immuned from the virus”
John Adebola, program officer at Education Consult, said: “The problem is that the policy makers and the big men in the society normally choose to send their children to Trinity College or Eton in UK, and elsewhere, they do not care a hoot about what happens to our unity schools .”
Abdulahi Danladi, a former director at the Federal Ministry of Education said: “Government has never relented in its effort to improve the conditions in the unity schools, but corruption at different levels in the chain has been the problem. It is not as if money is not released but the problem is symptomatic of the endemic corruption in the system and lack of oversights and inspection. ”
The rot in the unity schools no doubt calls for serious turnaround by government.
https://www.makeitglobal.biz/top-news/rot-unity-schools/
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