The Chief of Manyoro, Pe Clement Atudipare, is calling on the government and benevolent organizations to urgently aid in reroofing portions of Manyoro basic school, which was damaged by a rainstorm a month ago.
On June 10, 2024, a rainstorm damaged portions of Manyoro Primary B block, affecting three classrooms and an office. This situation resulted in some pupils staying away from school.
In an interview with A1News, Pe Atudipare said the situation is hampering effective teaching and learning.
He said, “Yes, this is Manyoro Primary School, and it happened on June 10th. The rainstorm occurred at night, and the following morning we saw that the whole place was scattered, the roof was off, scattered everywhere. We tried to come together as a community to see how best we can support rebuilding for teaching and learning to continue. But things are hard; it’s beyond our control. This school should be a very important issue for us, the municipality, and the region as a whole because it has been recognized as having one of the highest student populations within the region. We are pleading to the general public, the government, NGOs, individuals, whoever can come to our aid to solve or support us. Otherwise, most of our students are at home now because there’s no place for them to sit, and it’s especially critical because it’s the rainy season.”
The assemblyman of Manyoro Electoral area, Kingsley Kanwee, said he has reported the issue to the Municipal assembly, yet nothing substantial is happening.
“The rainstorm on June 10th destroyed the roof of three classrooms and the headteacher’s office. I quickly reported it to the municipal assembly, and the municipal chief engineer came and checked the place. They said they are doing the estimates. We are now following up to see whether they can roof it for us. It affected our children’s learning because they can’t come to the school to learn. The whole place is left like that. This rainy season, and even the sun itself, they can’t sit and learn. Those three classrooms and the office, all those children are in their houses. They can’t come to school for learning to take place. A class hosts about 100 plus pupils. It’s always congested.”
The Municipal Chief Executive of the Kassena Nankana Municipal, Joseph Adongo, confirmed that he has received news about the school.
According to him, the assembly has tasked the engineers to assess the extent of damage and report back, which they have done. The assembly is now looking for funds to reroof the school so pupils can continue learning.
He said, “It was reported by GES, we sent our engineers to look at it. They have done the assessment. We have to look at what is involved, what we need, what materials we need. We have got the cost; it’s now left with us to mobilize resources and then come and put it back in place. For now, we cannot give dates, but it is something that is dear to our hearts, and we think that we should work on it to make sure that the students can come back to their classrooms.”
Source: A1Radioonline.Com|101.1MHz|Samuel Adagom|Bolgatanga|
