President John Dramani Mahama has ordered engineers within the Ghana Armed Forces to construct a bridge over a stream at Asuokow in the Lower West Akim of the Eastern Region to facilitate students’ movement to access school.
This, was in response to a video clip, which went viral on socio media showing a schoolboy carrying another schoolboy on his back trying to cross a stream on a fallen tree to access school.
The President said they had identified the community, where young school children had to cross the water body to access school.
“Earlier today, the MP for Lower West Akim, Owen Kwame Frimpong, visited the Asuokow community and assured them the Eastern Regional Minister will also visit, as we work to permanently and urgently resolve the challenge the people and the school children are confronted with,” the President stated.
“Our quest to Reset Ghana includes a determination to remove barriers to education and healthcare across the country,” he added.
President Mahama emphasised that his administration’s quest to “Reset Ghana” includes a determination to remove barriers to education across the country.
He assured that the government was working to permanently and urgently resolve this issue.
This collaborative effort demonstrates the government’s commitment to addressing the needs of its citizens, particularly in rural areas.
The construction of the bridge will not only improve the safety and accessibility of education for the students at Asuokow but also contribute to the overall development of the community
—GNA
