By Olokuta Rofiat
Parents of pupils at the Local Education Authority (LEA), Primary School, Paikon-Basa, Gurdi Ward, Abaji Area Council, have decried the poor state of the school and acute shortage of teachers.
The school, established in 2007, has only three staff members, two teachers and a headteacher to manage 207 pupils, a situation that has crippled learning and discouraged attendance.
Chairman of the Parents Teachers Association (PTA), Mr. Zakari Dalhatu, lamented the dilapidated classrooms, leaking roofs, and lack of desks, saying pupils often sit on bare floors to learn.
He appealed to the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), and the Universal Basic Education Board (UBEB), to deploy more teachers and rehabilitate the school to prevent a rise in out-of-school children in the area.
