Benue school pupils learn on bare floors in crumbling classrooms despite multi-billion Naira education budget

Monitng, a civil technology platform, argued that the school’s classrooms, held by poor wooden posts and patched with palm tree branches, are at the point of collapse. Many pupils are forced to learn in dilapidated classrooms without desks, chairs or proper roofs at the LGA Primary School of Olegode in the Agatu Local Government area of ​​Benue State Monitng, a civil technology platform, argued that the school’s classrooms, which are held by poor wooden poles, are stuck with palm tree branches. According to the statement posted on X on Saturday, when it rains, the ladder stops. When the sun burns, pupils endure the burning heat. Despite the unbearable circumstances, these children return daily in the hope of an education. It reads partly; “Our recent visit to LGEA Primary School Olegodge in Agatu Lga, Benue State, has revealed a devastating reality. More than 56 pupils are packed in classrooms without desks, no chairs just bare floors and broken walls.” The classrooms literally fall apart, only supported by wooden poles and palm tree branches for robbery. When it rains, stop learning. When the sun struggles, they sit below. Yet these children come up in the hope of being taught. Hope for change. “This level of neglect is no coincidence, it is systemic. Despite billions of Naira budgeted for education annually, governments have failed in the past and the present these children have failed. Their learning spaces have become symbols of abandonment.” What happens in Olegodgege is a reflection of the broader crisis in Benue state. Across the state crumbles schools. Pupils do not fall out because they are lazy, but because their schools are unfit for human use. This is why the number of outside school children continues to rise. “We call on the @benuestategovt to wake up from this tragedy. Rebuild these schools. Provide desks, materials and safe classrooms. Education is not a favor, it’s a right. And the children of Benue deserve it now,” the statement says. Shocking !!! Dear Gov @hyacinthalia Our recent visit to LGEA Primary School Oregodge in Agatu Lga, Benue State, revealed a devastating reality. More than 56 pupils are in the classrooms without desks, no chairs just bare floors and broken walls. The classrooms are literally … pic.twitter.com/b1SMGZCSG2 – Monitng (@monitng) April 5, 2025