Accra, July 18, GNA – Mr Mohammed Adjei Sowah,
the Accra Metropolitan Chief Executive on Wednesday inaugurated three Accra
City Schools to improve accessibility, equity and quality of education at the
basic school level.
The schools;
the La Bawaleshie Presby Cluster of Schools, Accra College of Education
Demonstration School both in Ayawaso West Municipality and Maamobi Prisons
Cluster of Schools.
The school infrastructural development
projects are being funded by the World Bank through the Ministry of Local
Government and Rural Development under the Urban Development Grant.
Mr Sowah in an address said the provision of
the infrastructure would eliminate the double shift system, improve teaching
and learning environment, increase school contact hours between teachers and
children and improve sanitation as the buildings had in-built washroom
facilities.
He said the school projects were unique and
distinct as each came with a kindergarten block and a three-storey 18-unit
classroom block with ancillary facilities such as; a science laboratory,
computer laboratory and a library to enhance teaching and learning.
Mr Sowah said: “The completion of these
projects have come as no surprise to me because as a young man, I have always
believed in education and therefore just after assuming office as the City
Mayor, I took adequate steps together with my team to get these projects
completed on time.”
The AMA Chief Executive expressed the hope
that with the provision of the educational infrastructure enrolment of school
children would increase and their academic performance would improve
significantly in the coming years.
He reiterated his commitment to support
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for the realisation of the full
potentials associated with the implementation of the laudable Free Senior High
School programme and gave the assurance that the AMA would ensure the
completion of the other on-going school projects and that within a couple of
weeks six more of the Accra City Schools would be inaugurated.
Mr Sowah charged the school authorities to
take good care of the facilities, adding that he would take keen interest in
the regular maintenance of the schools and expressed gratitude to the World
Bank for its immense support and also the Ministry of Local Government and
Rural Development for their supervisory role in the execution of the projects.
Mrs Margarette Frimpong Koree, the Accra Metro
Director of Education in her welcoming address said education was key to
success in life and that the government was making the school environment clean
and conducive for teaching and learning by providing the necessary
infrastructure.
She said the government was committed to
ensuring that the school became the centre of excellence and advised the
children to take advantage of it to improve on their learning capabilities.
Mr Emmanuel Boakye Agyarko, the Member of
Parliament for Ayawaso West said the government was playing its part by
providing school infrastructure and that it behoved on parents to enrol their
children in school.
He said it would be a dereliction of
responsibility, if parents failed to play their part by ensuring that they
provided the necessary educational support to their children.
Mr Agyarko advised the school children to take
their studies seriously to become successful in future.
GNA