By Prince Acquah
Ajumako (C/R), May 25, GNA – Work has resumed earnestly on the Nursing Training College and College of Education projects in Ajumako Bisease, which were abandoned about a decade ago.
The two massive projects in the Ajumako-Enyan-Essiam District which commenced in 2014 stalled after 2016, leaving them to deteriorate despite persistent clamours by residents.
However, when the Ghana News Agency (GNA) visited the sites on Thursday, May 21, 2026, workers were seen busily working to complete the projects with expanded scopes.
The projects, scheduled for completion in 24 months, are being funded by the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) with the Central Regional Coordinating Council (CRCC) as the implementing agency.
The College of Education project, divided into three lots, includes the construction of various residential and academic facilities, and the completion of various facilities and external works.
When completed, the College will have lecture theatres, a laboratory block, a two-storey administrative block, an auditorium, a library, four staff accommodation structures, principal and vice principal residences, two hostel facilities and a dining hall and kitchen.
Managed by Kay+Partners Limited as consultants, lots one, two and three have been awarded to Construction Ambassadors Limited, Tally Limited and Choten Company Limited respectively.
After touring the site, it was observed that most of the structures were at the foundational level with the exception of a few at advanced stages.
On the other hand, work on the Nursing Training College was also progressing steadily, but details on the scope of the project were not made available to the GNA as workers, consultants and engineers were tight-lipped on the project.
The GNA sometime in June 2022, visited the two project sites and found that the nursing training college had a 12-unit classroom block completed with other facilities including two dormitories, an administration block and another classroom block at various levels of completion.
The completed block had lost some installations including louvre blades, door locks and fans.
The site of the college of education was not any better as it had been swallowed by weeds.
However, during its recent visit, it was detected that while some of the structures had developed cracks, building materials such as iron rods and wood were rotting away but the GNA saw signs that contractors were mobilising to return to site.
The structures had been fenced with new aluminium roofing sheets with heaps of chippings on the site but with no sign of work in progress.
The resumption of the projects has brought joy to the residents of Bisease who say they are bracing up to leverage the opportunities presented by the schools.
Mr Alfred Inkoom, Assemblyman for Osanadze-Bantama Electoral Area in Bisease, indicated that the Member of Parliament for Ajumako, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, had laid down several measures to adequately prepare the town and district for the massive projects.
In anticipation, they had started extending community roads while many land owners were building accommodation facilities to rent out to students.
Mr Inkoom was hopeful that the projects would significantly transform Bisease and the entire district, indicating that it would strengthen the education workforce, create employment and grow the communities economically.
“Our children will no longer go through undue struggles and stress just to go to school. They will access training right in their community,” elated Mr Inkoom stated.
“We also foresee massive economic growth because even now, our young ladies engaged in petty trading are making a lot of sales at the project sites,” the assemblyman said, thanking the MP for keeping his promise.
Mr Stephen Kwabena Danso, a resident, observed that the project became a white elephant and expressed happiness that work had started again.
“We pray that it will be completed and on time to raise the status of Bisease and the district. Many of our children travel out of the district to access training in education and so this is going to bring us significant relief,” he said.
Auntie Esi Nana, a shopkeeper, was optimistic of endless economic opportunities in the town, saying that the project would save both parents and students a lot of cost.
Madam Ewurama Tandoh, a noodles vendor, emphasised that: “petty traders like us will reap a lot of benefit because it will attract a lot of people into town and bring us some economic relief.”
Nana Ama, an unemployed Senior High School graduate, noted that the projects presented a rare opportunity for her to return to school.
She added that: “People over here will be stable financially because it will enhance economic activities and cause businesses like accommodation facilities to grow.
She thanked President John Dramani Mahama for keeping his promise “to complete all abandoned projects.”
GNA
Edited by Alice Tettey/Lydia Kukua Asamoah
Reporter: Prince Acquah
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