The people of Osaragada community in Adavi Local Government area of Kogi State have appealed to the state government to establish a secondary school and provide desks for the only primary school in the area.
The community made the call at the 2nd annual community stakeholders’ forum on “promoting women and young people’s rights through knowledge building and community.” The event was held within the community primary school premises.
The programme was funded by the European Commission (EC) and implemented by the ActionAid Nigeria in collaboration with Kogi-based Participation Initiative for Behavioural Change in Development (PIBCID).
Spokesman of the community and chairman of the community development association, Mr. Umaru Akande disclosed that one of the two classroom blocks in the primary school was provided through intervention by the ActionAid Nigeria and PIBCID.
Akande noted that the roof of the block provided by government was blown off by rainstorm in July, this year and the structure had remained like that without a roof thereby forcing all the pupils irrespective of grade to fill-up the available block of four classrooms.
The community leader also solicited the assistance of the government and non-governmental organisations in establishing a secondary school and primary healthcare centre in the area to meet their educational and health needs.
On her part, Mrs. Hajarat Ademu, ActionAid Nigeria Programme Officer, Women’s Rights Unit said the community’s demands would be looked into.
