Education

Public Schools in Tamale Metropolis Lack classroom Furniture

• By Ebenezer Albidar Narh
• February 22, 2021
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Tamale Metropolis Education Director, Amatus Tug-uu is appealing to the general public for support to help improve the classroom furniture deficit confronting the education directorate in the Tamale Metropolis. The Education director said government support through the assembly is not adequate hence the call for public support. The Northern Regional correspondent Noah Nash takes a look at challenges at the basic school level in Tamale. 

There are over 40o public basic Schools within the Tamale Metropolis, with over 80% of the schools not fenced. Community evasion of these schools has contributed to the destruction of the school property like classroom furniture. The situation is affecting teaching and learning at the various public basic schools within the metropolis. 

The news team visited three basic schools, these are EP Primary School in Lamashegu, Queen Elizabeth School in Teshigu, and Suadikiya Islamic KG and Primary in the Nyohini within the metropolis. 

Most Pupils were seen laying on their stomachs, kneeling, or standing during lessons due to the lack of desks, while the KG was no exception. In some schools, the few classrooms with dual desks meant for two were shared by three pupils. Most pupils took class exercises or assignments on the floor. Others had their exercise book on their laps. 

Some of the pupils who spoke to GH One News said they are compelled to lay on the floor because they don’t have a desk. 

SOT 1: Rufiana – Queen Elizabeth School, Teshigu-Tamale

SOT 2: Abdul-Fatawu Sokura, Queen Elizabeth School, Teshigu-Tamale

Tamale Metropolis Education Director, Amatus Tug-uu, in an interview with GH One News, said there is the need to engage the communities to reduce the furniture deficit in the metropolis  

SOT 3: Amatus Tug-uu, Tamale Metropolis Education Director



He further revealed that government support through the Metropolitan Assembly and that of the MPs are not enough to change the situation. 

SOT 4: Amatus Tug-uu, Tamale Metropolis Education Director



Mr. Amatus Said the capitation grant given to Schools this year will need to be monitored and accounted for by all headteachers in the metropolis. The Coordinating Director of the Tamale Metro said the assembly will soon distribute over 800 dual desk purchases last year to schools in the metropolis. 



Source: Tamale, Noah Nash H. for GHOne News