Poor infrastructure and inadequate teaching materials are negatively impacting efforts at educating pupils of Eggu RC basic school in the Wa west district of the upper west region.
Pupils sit on the bare floor to learn, a situation that has resulted in high school dropout rate and fallen standards of education.
The Eggu RC primary is one of the first basic schools within the Eggu electoral area, with a student population of about 300.
However, the school has never witnessed any major renovation since its establishment in the 1980s.
Furniture, teaching and learning materials are also in short supply leaving the quest for education in distress.
Pupils sit and lie on the bare floor to learn.
A few improvised pieces of wooden slaps occasionally serve as tables and chairs.
Additionally, the pupils here have no dress code.
Though the situation is dire for education, management declined to speak to the challenges here on camera for fear of victimization.
Some of the pupils shared their experiences.
Some parents could not hide frustrations.
Mosen Seidu on his part wondered why some sections of the country would be neglected and left to fend for themselves while others are being fed from the national kitty daily.
speaking on behalf of the chief and elders of Eggu, a community focal person, Christopher Bawbaare, expressed disgust over the lack attention.
The district chief executive for Wa West, Vida Diorotey, acknowledged the challenges adding that the situation is widespread in district.
Only six out of 24 communities in the Eggu electoral area have basic education compelling residents in the remaining 18 communities to trek long distances to access education.
The sustainable development goal four employs all nations to ensure quality basic education for all by 2030.
With barely seven years away from this goal, situations like that of Eggu are indicative of a myriad of challenges which need to be addressed for Ghana to attain this goal.
By Peter Quao Adattor
