At Kpotun Woro Primary School, the only primary school in Kpotun Woro — a community of 4,000 people in Agaie Local Government Area of Niger State — majority of the pupils receive classes sitting on the bare ground under mango trees.
This is despite the budgeting of N12million, in 2017, for the construction of “a block of three classrooms, with office”.
Kpotu Woro is about 140 kilometres away from Minna, the capital city of Niger State. The primary school is the only one in the community.
The school, which has 160 students, has only one block of three classrooms, which was built by the Niger State Universal Basic Education Board (NSUBEB) in October 2017.
One of the three classrooms has been converted to an office and staff room, leaving only two classrooms for pupils in Primary 1 to 6.
From the entryway into the school compound, the sight of many students cramped…
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