Ishmael Ashitey inspects school projects in Greater Accra
The Greater Accra Regional Minister Ishmael Ashitey, has expressed government’s commitment to gradually phase out the double track system.
He explained that with the completion of more classrooms at some Senior High Schools (SHS), it should be possible for the authorities to fade out the system to give the free SHS a boost.
The Minister said this last Friday after inspecting construction works on classrooms and dormitories in some SHS and technical schools in Accra.
The project which is collaboration between the Ministry of Education and the GetFund is under the Get Fund Emergency Intervention Project.
The six, eight and 12 and 18 unit classroom blocks and dormitories are being constructed at Accra Technical Training Centre, Accra Girls SHS, Achimota School, Odorgonno SHS, Wesley Grammar SHS and Accra Academy.
The rest are St Mary’s, La Presby SHS, Teshie Presbyterian SHS and Kinbu Senior Technical School.
At the Accra Technical Training Centre, the 12-unit two-storey classroom block was about 95 per cent complete as workers of the construction company were busily putting finishing touches to the steps and the landscaping.
The dormitory blocks at both Achimota and Wesley Grammar SHS and two-storey classroom block for the Accra Girls SHS has been completed.
The 18-unit three-storey classroom block for Odorgonor Girls SHS is 65 per cent complete, while the 12-unit dormitory block for the Accra Academy is about 75per cent, the 12-unit two-storey classrooms for St Thomas Aquinas and Kwabenya SHS have been completed and handed over to the school.
Mr Ashitey, impressed with work done so far said, the double track would soon belong to history, if the level of urgency and commitment exhibited by the contractors is shown in other projects towards addressing infrastructure challenges confronting the schools, adding “I am really impressed with the quality of work, this is the level of commitment government demands from all contractors undertaking infrastructure project in the country.”
The project, which he said was the first phase would be extended to the regions to ensure that every SHS get its fair share of the national cake, because the students must live in a serene atmosphere conducive for teaching and learning.
The consultant to the project, Mr Philip Bioh Gyamfi, assured the minister and his entourage comprising officials of the Regional Coordinating Council and the Ministry of Education of quality work, stressing that his outfit would not entertain shoddy work.
BY LAWRENCE VOMAFA-AKPALU
