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A plaque which bears a bit of Achimota School\u2019s chequered\nhistory could be lost to scrap dealers in Accra\u2019s largest slum, Agbogbloshie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The historical object is not sitting on the campus of former\nPrince Of Wales College but stra"},"modified":"2019-08-23T15:16:19","modified_gmt":"2019-08-23T15:16:19","slug":"achimota-schools-history-threatened","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/08\/23\/achimota-schools-history-threatened\/","title":{"rendered":"Achimota School\u2019s History Threatened –"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A plaque which bears a bit of Achimota School\u2019s chequered
\nhistory could be lost to scrap dealers in Accra\u2019s largest slum, Agbogbloshie.<\/p>\n

The historical object is not sitting on the campus of former
\nPrince Of Wales College but strangely in Tudu in Accra, part of the fa\u00e7ade of a
\nstructure which has housed offices of the Ghana Education Service (GES) over
\nthe years.<\/p>\n

The inscriptions on the plaque read \u2018This Building Was Erected In
\n1909 For The Government Teachers\u2019 Training College. Achimota College Was Housed
\nHere From 1924 to 1928. From 1928 To 1956 It Was The Head Office Of The
\nEducation Department.\u2019<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

This part of Tudu in the general area of Kinbu Senior High
\nTechnical School formerly Kinbu Boys\u2019 Middle School, Rowe Road Middle School
\nand Government Boys\u2019 School saw a scene of a fire outbreak a few years ago.
\nThis is the school which many prominent Gold Coast personalities attended one
\nof them, President Akufo-Addo.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

The structure belongs to the Ghana Education Service (GES)
\nbut now abandoned after the fire outbreak.<\/p>\n

Fortunately the plaque was spared by the effects of the fire
\nbut it could find its way elsewhere if those interested in preserving the
\nhistory of Achimota School do not gird their loins and do something about it, soonest.\n<\/p>\n

Two old Motown old \u2018boys\u2019, Sami Suka-Brimah and his
\nclassmate, Kweku Sakyi-Addo have been alerted by the writer and both have
\nexpressed interest in preserving that bit of their school\u2019s history. <\/p>\n

\u201cI have contacted the school\u2019s board chairman who was our
\nmate, (Kweku Sakyi-Addo and I), about the need to protect the plaque\u201d
\nSuka-Brimah, a Tudu \u2018boy\u2019 too, who knows the exact location of the plaque is
\noptimistic that the plaque won\u2019t be lost. <\/p>\n

He continued, \u201cThe structure is thought to belong to the
\nKinbu School which in its current state needs more space for its stature.\u2019<\/p>\n

The possibility of the structure being demolished and finding
\nits way to a commercial entity cannot be dismissed. When that happens the
\nplaque could vanish into thin.<\/p>\n

With the stuff now coming to the attention of some prominent Motown personalities the plaque might not get lost after all.<\/p>\n

By A.R. Gomda<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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