A project underway for the construction of an Information Communications Technology laboratory at the  Zanlerigu Junior High School (JHS) in the Nabdam District in the Upper East Region has been left uncompleted.

The project according to sources has been abandoned due to lack of needed funds for completion.

The project was initiated to put the students of the school at par with the rest when it comes to the knowledge of ICT.

 Mr Hamza Ayinbisah the headmaster of the school, speaking to the press said  “the project is good, but it is unfortunate it has been abandoned because of funds, and all attempts to draw the district assembly’s attention to continue work on it has not yielded anything.”

He said the issue of the ICT laboratory had been discussed at parent-teacher association (PTA) meetings in a bid to find alternatives to secure funds to complete the project.

Mr Ayinbisah said: “Anytime I raise this project in our PTA meetings, the complaint has always been that there is no money, even though each of them could lecture you on how paramount the project is.”

The headteacher underscored the importance of the project to the development and academic advancement of children in the community, adding: “When this project is completed, it will not only help the current pupils of the school but children of this entire community.”

The headteacher disclosed that the project started with a levy of GH¢10 per pupil per term, and stated, however, that due to extreme poverty in the community, parents could not honour the said amount, hence the abandonment of the project.

Mr Ayinbisah explained that the lack of the ICT laboratory reduced the tuition of the subject to abstract and made it difficult for the pupils to understand.

He said the Zanlerigu JHS was established in 1957 and had produced high- profile personalities that served the country in various capacities and therefore should not be allowed to be in its current state.

The head teacher, therefore, appealed to the government, non-governmental organisation, philanthropists and past pupils of the school to support in completing the project to promote effective academic work, particularly ICT as a subject.