Gov’t commissions 80 educational projects across the country

Eighty educational projects have been commissioned in various regions of the country.

The projects, all constructed by the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo-led government, would create an enabling environment for effective teaching and learning and better outcomes in the nation’s education sector.

The President, Nana Addo Akufo-Addo led the commissioning of the projects across the country on Thursday as he commissioned a renovated St. Barnabas Basic School at Osu in Accra.

Other dignitaries in the various regions, Municipalities, Metropolitan, and District Assemblies also commissioned projects in their areas simultaneously, some of which were shown live on Television stations nationwide.

Inauguration 

Speaking at the St. Barnabas Basic School at Osu, Nana Akufo-Addo expressed joy at the completion of the projects, which would go a long way to promoting effective teaching and learning in the beneficiary schools.

He explained that the huge investment made by his administration would go a long way towards the development of education in the country.

The President urged all beneficiaries of the projects to make good use of them and to merit the huge investment made for their benefit.

Huge benefits 

The Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, speaking at the media coordination centre set up for the purpose of the inauguration of the projects said the commissioning of the projects would pave the way for their use so that it would enhance the acquisition of skills and knowledge by students and pupils.

He explained that 80 projects inaugurated were among the hundreds of projects constructed nationwide by the Nana Akufo-Addo government since 2017.

“To ensure the proper maintenance of the educational projects in the country, the Ministry has started employing Maintenance Managers whose responsibilities would be for the proper maintenance of educational infrastructure in the various institutions they would be posted to”. Dr Adutwum said.

Locations of projects 

Notable among the schools were the Kpasenkpe STEM SHS in the West Mamprusi district of the North East region, Awaso STEM, Shama D/A Basic School, Atiwa Applied Technology Institute, Sawua STEM Academy, Accra STEM Academy and Kumagyemere D/A Basic.

Some others are the Akyem Manso Roman Catholic JHs, Holy Child College of Education Demonstration School, Breme R/C Primary, and APCE Demonstration School among others.