Going by the poor learning environment in some rural areas of the state, I want to use this medium to call on the State Government to come to the aid of the rural students.By my observation, if more attention is paid to rural education the way attentions are given to schools in the urban areas, the level of literacy would be high and the level of cult related crimes will reduce significantly. On the other hand, some schools in rural areas lack qualified teachers and conducive learning environment, then the issue of security is another major factor militating against learning in the rural areas because teachers that are posted there tend to complain of inadequate security and by so doing they don’t report to their duty post.
Worthy of note is the Oghora Community Primary School, located in Abua/Odual Local Government Area Rivers State, currently the students there have no desk and chairs for sitting even the teachers posted there don’t have office and chairs to seat on which makes things difficult for both the students and the teachers.
On this note, am calling the state government and the local government concerned to look into this matter critically and for them to provide a conducive environment for the rural students and the necessary infrastructure they need.
The issue of security should also be looked into because when the teachers don’t report to their duty post, students won’t be taught, meanwhile if you check very well you will find out a lot of these students in the rural areas are very brilliant but no teachers to teach them. So, I will also call on the government to put the necessary security arrangements in place so as to enable both the teachers and the students take their duties and studies serious.
Gift Akany
Port Harcourt
