Pupils at Ogo‑Eze Primary School and Ogo‑Eze Secondary Commercial School in [Delta State](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_State) are currently learning on bare floors, surrounded by insects and reptiles, due to dilapidated buildings, a lack of furniture and an acute shortage of teachers. Community leaders and the Bomadi Political Leaders Forum have called for an emergency declaration and swift government rehabilitation.
**What conditions are the schools facing?**
The two institutions, situated in the Ogodobiri and Ezebiri villages of the [Bomadi Local Government Area](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bomadi), share a single campus known as Ogo‑Eze Community. Classrooms consist of cracked walls and leaking roofs, with pupils forced to sit on the ground or on a handful of broken desks. Insects, ants and small reptiles crawl across the floor, creating a hazardous learning environment. The Parent‑Teacher Association reports that the secondary school, founded in 1978, now operates with only three or four teachers, none of whom can cover core subjects such as Mathematics, English Language, Chemistry and Biology.
**Who has appealed for intervention?**
Mr. Koboye Benin, chairman of the Ogodobiri community, urged the state government to provide desks, renovate the structures and recruit additional teachers, warning that the current deficiencies are eroding the quality of education. Archbishop Stephen Overy, the Amanana‑Owei of Ogo‑Eze, described the classroom conditions as “harsh and potentially dangerous to health,” and appealed for immediate assistance.
Pastor Jeremiah Gougou, chairman of the school’s PTA, highlighted that students are exposed to rain and sunshine when the roof leaks, and that the scarcity of teachers forces one educator to teach multiple subjects, compromising instructional standards.
**What actions are being requested?**
The Bomadi Political Leaders Forum (BPLF), led by Comrade Felix Okpe, has joined the plea, demanding that [Governor Sheriff Oborevwori](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheriff_Oborevwori) declare a state of emergency for the two schools. The forum called for a comprehensive rehabilitation programme, including renovation of classroom blocks, provision of adequate furniture, recruitment of qualified teachers for core subjects, and supply of computers and office equipment for the commercial secondary school.
Okpe warned that the deteriorating conditions are already prompting parents to transfer their children to schools outside the community, threatening enrolment numbers. He appealed to the governor and to the community’s representatives in the National Assembly and the Delta State House of Assembly for support.
**What is the government’s response?**
Governor Oborevwori recently announced plans to begin rehabilitation of dilapidated schools across the state, but it remains unclear whether Ogo‑Eze Primary and Ogo‑Eze Secondary Commercial schools are included in the upcoming programme.
The situation underscores a broader challenge of educational infrastructure and staffing in rural Delta communities, where neglect threatens the right to quality education for thousands of children.