It’s been more than four years after a KG block at Breman Jamera collapsed on six kindergarten kids. On that fateful day, about 70 pupils, aged four, five and six were about to settle for studies when the building collapsed on them. Six of them died instantly.

The sad incident got the entire country talking. The Education Minister visited the scene of the accident in a swift manner. Government made the community a promise, pulled down a school block that also posed a grave danger to the lives of school pupils.

After the collapse of the building, government promised to put up the KG block and the adjoining school building that was also a death trap. Luckily, that particular KG block was rebuilt by an NGO within months but it seems government’s promise might take a decade or two to be fulfilled. It’s been more than 4 years and that block hasn’t been completed.

Nana Kwesi Ennin III is the Gyaasehen of Breman Gyamera. He says, the Breman Jamera town is disappointed at the turn of event. “When the incident happened, we were made a promise and I am surprised that more than 4 years down the line, this building hasn’t been completed. We were just lucky that an NGO rebuilt the KG block for us. We are still expecting government to complete the building it started,” he said.

As a result of government’s inability to complete the school building it promised, the school pupils are crammed into very small classrooms. A class that should accommodate about 20 school pupils is now being used by 70 school pupils. This, the teachers say, is affecting academic work.

But beyond, the discomfort teachers and pupils go through in the classroom, the safety of the occupants of the school blocks is a major concern. The Methodist school block is in a deplorable condition; there are cracks all over and could collapse on the school pupils if something is not done about it.

Nana Kwesi Ennin III says government should as a matter of urgency see to the completion of the school block so the community does not witness another disaster. “The school buildings are unsafe for our children. We should not wait for anything bad before we do anything here,” he said.

It’s not only the Methodist School block here that has issues but also the District Assembly school blocks. The school bocks that are housing these school pupils are death traps on their own. There cracks all over. The floors of these school buildings are patched and the entire blocks have gone through patching to save them from collapsing. The school pupils here have to close whenever it threatens to rain.

The school’s ICT block is no longer being used for the purpose it was intended for. The KG pupils have taken over the ICT block. The teachers say, they couldn’t watch for another disaster to happen and thus pulled the KG block down. The elders of the community say they have written several letters to authorities but it seems there is no form of support in sight.

District Chief Executive for Asikuma Odobeng Brakwa, Isaac Odoom when contacted indicated it was due to lack of funds and whenever there were funds available, the building would be tackled.

“There are several of these uncompleted projects and the assembly as tackled about 90 percent of them. We are confident by the end of the year; we would complete the building. It’s been captured in our budget this year,” he said.