Assembly Member for Nii Larweh Electoral Area in the Krowor Municipality, Lawrence Nii Bortey Borquaye, has taken on the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Joshua Bortey, for his poor attitude towards education of the area.
In a working visit to the KroMA cluster of schools, the Assembly member, Nii Bortey Borquaye saw the bad conditions under which teaching and learning was taking place, and how two or three children have to manage a tiny desk throughout their school period.
In some cases, some of the pupils do not have desk at all and have to squat or be on their knees before they could write.
Some of the teachers disclosed they have to borrow table and chairs on daily basis for the pupils to sit on, adding that sometimes the pupils have to carry their own chairs and tables from home to school for lessons and take them back home after school.
They added that this affects the pupils both physically and psychologically, as it is a challenge that has persisted for a very long time.
Interest groups and individuals in the electoral area suspect the MCE and the Fisheries Minister who is also the Member of Parliament (MP) for Krowor constituency, Elizabeth Afoley Quaye have intentionally left the situation unattended so as to sabotage the Assembly member.
Hon. Lawrence Nii Bortey Borquaye also expressed worry over a situation where teachers were using Twi instead of Ga language in the teaching of pupils at the KroMA cluster of schools.
The teachers’ excuse was that some of the pupils do not understand the Ga language and so they blend the Twi and Ga languages to teach them.
Nii Bortey Borquaye also argued that the use of native language of the traditional area has been well enforced in other jurisdiction and the Krowor Municipal Assembly must do well to enforce it to the latter.
He added that “the penetration of the Twi language in our local schools reveal how deep and serious the fight for the survival of our Ga language has become and the Assembly has an integral institution to help save our local language”.
Source: Elikplim K. Awuyeh