CONCERNS OVER INADEQUATE SCHOOL BUSES IN KADPOLY

Kaduna polytechnic is one of the easiest polytechnic in Nigeria located at tudun wada area of Kaduna South local government of Kaduna state. It was established in 1956 as Kaduna technical institute as one of the best police in Nigeria. But the issue of transportation from one campus to the other requires bitter effects by the students on a daily basis. With large number of students in Kaduna polytechnic, the number of school buses currently available to convey the students from one campus to the other are grossly inadequate. The kind of struggle one experiences before gaining entrance into the school is better imagine than experience. This is largely due to the limited number of school buses. And the matter usually gets out of hand when it is rushing hour either to or from lectures. Why students are still  battling  with the inadequacy of available vehicles for their transportation, the school authority increased the ticket fee from #20-#30 and now presently #50 with a very short interval of Time. A source within the works of Department justified and increment of the school bus transport fare, insisting that the school management had for so long ran the students. However, investigation shows that mass number of students boarding the school buses darling from morning to afternoon sections. Students undergo unnecessary stress and undue pressure as they usually queue up waiting to obtain tickets and themselves squeeze into the bus. This is quite an eyesore in a polytechnic like kadpoly, some unlucky students who may not get the tickets due to the crowd and the push me I push you drama that characterise the whole thing would later be forced to take public transport for their lectures and pay through their noses. Therefore, and as a way of concluding this piece, the necessity to make provision for more school buses for the overcrowding population of Kaduna polytechnic students is very imperative.