RismadarVoice Reporters
September 15, 2026
The Bandawa community in Karim-Lamido Local Government Area of Taraba State has appealed to the state government and other stakeholders to urgently rehabilitate its only school, which it says has become unsafe and unsuitable for learning.
The National Youth President of the community, Ishaya Peter Bandawa, made the appeal on Tuesday, urging Governor Agbu Kefas, the Karim-Lamido Local Government Council, the member representing Karim I Constituency in the State House of Assembly, Abner Shitu Dabo, and relevant education agencies to intervene.
He also called on the Universal Basic Education Commission, UNESCO, non-governmental organisations, philanthropists and development partners to support efforts to restore the school.
Bandawa said the school had deteriorated considerably, with damaged buildings, cracked walls, fallen ceilings and defective roofing structures.
He added that the institution lacked basic learning facilities, leaving pupils to receive lessons in an environment that was neither safe nor conducive to effective learning.
According to him, the community was not demanding luxury but a functional school equipped to provide children with a safe environment and quality education.
He acknowledged the Taraba State Government’s policy of free and compulsory education at the primary and secondary levels but noted that the policy could only achieve its objectives if pupils had access to decent classrooms and essential learning materials.
The community leader called for the provision of rehabilitated classrooms, furniture, teaching materials and other basic facilities needed to improve learning conditions.
Bandawa stressed that the rural location of the community should not limit the ambitions of its children, saying they could grow to become doctors, teachers, engineers, leaders and professionals if given the right educational opportunities.
He urged stakeholders to view the appeal as a collective call to action rather than an attempt to apportion blame.
According to him, photographs of the school clearly demonstrate the extent of its deterioration and should encourage authorities and well-meaning individuals to act without delay.
“Let us rebuild the school. Let us restore hope. Let us save the future of Bandawa’s children,” he appealed.
