In a statement addressed to the governor on Monday, the group said the situation at Gyastuwa was emblematic of the broader crisis in Katsina’s education sector.
Acivic group, MonITng, under the Civic Accountability Platform, has called on Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda, to urgently address what it described as the “decay of public education” across the state, following the collapse of the LGEA Primary School in Gyastuwa, Sandada Ward, Bakori Local Government Area.
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In a statement addressed to the governor on Monday, the group said the situation at Gyastuwa was emblematic of the broader crisis in Katsina’s education sector.
“During our recent visit to LGEA Primary School Gyastuwa in Sandada Ward, Bakori Local Government Area of Katsina State, we were met with a deeply disturbing reality,” the statement read.
“The only primary school in this entire community, once a place of hope and learning, now lies in total ruin. Its classrooms have been completely destroyed by strong winds, leaving behind collapsed walls and an empty shell that can no longer serve its purpose.”
The group lamented that, “As a result, children in Gyastuwa have stopped going to school altogether because there is simply no safe space for learning.”
According to MonITng, the situation mirrors the “wider decay of public education in Katsina State,” noting that “year after year, billions of naira are allocated to the education sector, yet communities like Gyastuwa are abandoned and forgotten.”
“Both past and present administrations have failed to prioritise the future of children, showing a shocking disregard for the importance of basic education,” the group added.
It criticised the current administration, saying, “The current government, under Governor Dikko Umaru Radda, has done little to change this reality. Despite enormous budgetary provisions, there has been no significant project focused on rebuilding schools or improving educational infrastructure.”
“The neglect is so severe that many children in the state are being denied their constitutional right to education — a right that should never be negotiable,” the group stated.
Calling for decisive intervention, MonITng declared, “We are calling for a state of emergency in the education sector.”
The group said the crisis in Gyastuwa was “part of a larger pattern across the state, where countless schools are in deplorable conditions while the number of out-of-school children continues to rise.”
“It is unacceptable that despite the ₦121billion released by UBEC to 27 states and the FCT, Katsina State has failed to utilise its share,” it said. “These funds are meant to provide safe learning environments, yet they remain unspent while children’s futures are wasted.”
The statement concluded with a direct appeal to the governor: “Education is the foundation of progress, and neglecting it means condemning an entire generation to poverty and hopelessness.”
“The government must act with urgency to rebuild Gyastuwa Primary School and overhaul the state’s education system.”
“Governor Radda must prioritise education now, our children’s future depends on it.”