{"id":395288,"date":"2017-06-12T13:23:39","date_gmt":"2017-06-12T13:23:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/06\/12\/ghana-survey-school-reopens-after-indefinite-shutdown\/"},"modified":"2017-06-12T13:23:39","modified_gmt":"2017-06-12T13:23:39","slug":"ghana-survey-school-reopens-after-indefinite-shutdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/06\/12\/ghana-survey-school-reopens-after-indefinite-shutdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana Survey School reopens after indefinite shutdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<!--               \n\n<div class=\"in-ad\">\n\n\n<div id='div-gpt-ad-1495043641385-0' style='height:250px; width:300px;'>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n              <\/div>\n\n --><\/p>\n<p>Lands Minister, John Peter Amewu has directed the reopening of the Ghana School of Survey and Mapping, a month after it was closed over students vandalism.<\/p>\n<p>He explained all outstanding issues with regard to the students\u00a0May 2, 2017, clashes that led to the destruction of properties, have been addressed.<\/p>\n<p>At the inauguration of the school\u2019s Board of Governors over the weekend, the John Peter Amewu said the reopening is in line with government\u2019s policy to improve the human resource in the area of land administration.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/1002554\/Myjoyonline.com_InArticle_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/6246503603748_3679988696601.JPG\" style=\"border-style:solid; border-width:5px; height:431px; width:640px\" data-pagespeed-url-hash=\"3578496604\" onload=\"pagespeed.CriticalImages.checkImageForCriticality(this);\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Lands Minister, John Peter Amewu<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Lands Minister had ordered the shutdown of the school after students damaged properties of the Lands Commission and a contractor working on the school land.<\/p>\n<p>The students claimed the school land had\u00a0been sold to a private developer for the construction of a shopping mall.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/1888105231440_2100175571938.jpg\" style=\"border-style:solid; border-width:5px; height:433px; width:650px\" data-pagespeed-url-hash=\"4004740630\" onload=\"pagespeed.CriticalImages.checkImageForCriticality(this);\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Minister refuted the claim, saying part of the land, located near the 37 Military Hospital in Accra, was going to be used for the construction of an office complex for the Lands Commission.<\/p>\n<p>In protest, the students dismantled\u00a0aluminium sheets the contractor had used to cordon-off the land as well as some mapping tools belonging to the Commission.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Amewu-3-1024x576.jpg\" style=\"border-style:solid; border-width:5px; height:366px; width:650px\" data-pagespeed-url-hash=\"3896105169\" onload=\"pagespeed.CriticalImages.checkImageForCriticality(this);\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Members of the Board of Governors taking their oath of office<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Registering his disappointment with the action of the students, Mr Amewu ordered the closure of the school and reassignment of the teachers.<\/p>\n<p>A month after the school was shutdown, the Lands Minister has reopened and inaugurated a Board of Governors to facilitate its operation.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Amewu-2-1024x576.jpg\" style=\"border-style:solid; border-width:5px; height:366px; width:650px\" data-pagespeed-url-hash=\"3557647998\" onload=\"pagespeed.CriticalImages.checkImageForCriticality(this);\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Members of the Board of Governors taking their oath of office<\/b><\/p>\n<p>President of the school&#8217;s Students Representative Council (SRC), Bright Nsiah told Joy News Monday the students are excited over the development.<\/p>\n<p>He said they were worried since some of the students were a month away from graduation when the school was closed.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Aewu-1.jpg\" style=\"border-style:solid; border-width:5px; height:366px; width:650px\" data-pagespeed-url-hash=\"4107467974\" onload=\"pagespeed.CriticalImages.checkImageForCriticality(this);\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Members of the Board of Governors taking their oath of office<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy worry was to get my students back into the classroom and to continue the academic work but we thank God things have normalize,\u201d he said, adding the inauguration of the Board will help the school to progress.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe absence of the Board of Governors has been our headache for the past two years but we are happy it has been inaugurated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>The members of the Board of Governors include:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Alhaji Sulemana Mahama \u2013 Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources<\/p>\n<p>Jones Ofori-Boadu \u2013 Lands Commission<\/p>\n<p>Edwin Addo-Tawiah \u2013 Survey and Mapping Division of Lands Commission<\/p>\n<p>Fredrick Bediaoko Mensah \u2013 The Principal, GSSM<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Isaac Dadzie \u2013 Geomatic Engineering Dept. KNUST<\/p>\n<p>Mark Brookman Amissah \u2013 Ghana Institution of Surveyors<\/p>\n<p>Bright Joseph Nsiah \u2013 GSSM, SRC<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lands Minister, John Peter Amewu has directed the reopening of the Ghana School of Survey and Mapping, a month after it was closed over students vandalism. He explained all outstanding issues with regard to the students\u00a0May 2, 2017, clashes that led to the destruction of properties, have been addressed. 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