PRINCIPAL DECRIES VANDALISM OF JUSTICE CHINWUBA SCHOOL, SEEKS COMMUNITY HELP
The Principal of Justice Chinwuba memorial secondary school, Mrs Patience Ikeanyi has called for the assistance of Government and communities in the protection and security of educational infrastructure at Justice Chinwuba memorial secondary school Aguleri Anambra state.
She made the call in a telephone interview with the OMT news in Aguleri this morning, 2nd August 2023.
Ikeanyi identified vandalism and theft of Justice Chinwuba school facilities by miscreants as a big challenge confronting basic and secondary education in the community.
PTA Chairman, Mr Mbadiwo Alex Obalim who confirmed the authenticity of the photographs of the vandalized buildings, told OMT that the situation was “very bad’’.
“The renovated blocks have been vandalised by miscreants, with their windows, ceilings, all the furnitures donated by Ogene Ivite foundation as well as other vital school documents carted away.
He said the vandalism was carried out mostly at night, adding that the Only official security man guarding the school was not working in the night time. " We tried to hire security but none of them agreed anything less than #60K per month and the PTA has no money to pay such huge salary"
He explained that he would like to draw the attention of the host community, the state government and the school’s Parents Teachers Association (PTA) to the situation. "This is not the only community school in Anambra State, even the neighbouring Technical college Umueri which is located at the outskirt of the town is not experiencing such vandalism" He added that the people carrying out the criminal acts are suspected indigenes of the community.
The Chairman blamed incessant vandalism of public schools in the community on low orientation among the people toward public facilities.
“The problem here is the low mentality of our people. They don’t have the understanding that maintenance and security of public facilities is a collective responsibility,’’ he said.