Abokobiisi R/C JHS in the Bongo District remains without a roof months after a heavy rainstorm ripped it off on June 30, 2025, leaving students exposed to harsh weather and unable to complete full school days.
Despite repeated appeals from community members and local leaders, authorities have yet to respond, raising concerns about neglect and unequal attention among schools affected by the same storm.
PTA Chairman Samson Akasiba told a news contributor to this website, Ebenezer Akandurugo, that the situation has severely disrupted academic activities.
“Students don’t spend the entire school hours here. They come in the morning but are forced to leave in the afternoon because of the heat and exposure,” he said. He added that while other storm-hit schools have been repaired, Abokobiisi JHS remains unattended.
Mr. Akasiba accused the District Assembly of neglect, saying, “We have appealed to the assembly and the Member of Parliament several times to get the roof fixed, but they have ignored our appeals. The DCE made promises and set timelines, but nothing has been done.”
He questioned why their school appears to have been sidelined. “Are we not part of the assembly? Why are our children being forced to go home as early as 12 p.m. while other schools have been fixed? What is our crime?”
Efforts to reach the District Chief Executive (DCE) for comment were unsuccessful. However, Bongo MP Charles Bawa Duah said the District Assembly currently lacks the financial resources to repair all storm-damaged schools.
He explained that his office has taken responsibility to fix all 22 affected schools and expressed hope that repairs at Abokobiisi JHS will begin soon.
The headteacher is reported to have written to multiple institutions—including the Ghana Education Service (GES), the Catholic Education Unit, NADMO Bongo, the DCE, and the MP—but no support has been received.
Parents and teachers fear that prolonged exposure to the weather and shortened school hours are undermining students’ academic performance.
“Our children are missing vital lessons, and the learning environment is unsafe,” a concerned parent said.
With the harmattan season underway, the urgency to repair the school grows each day. For now, the students, parents, and teachers of Abokobiisi R/C JHS continue to endure unsafe conditions as they wait for authorities to fulfill their promises and restore the school to a safe learning environment.
A1radioonline.com|101.1Mhz|Ebenezer Akandurugo[News Contributor]|Bongo
