The President of the South East Ghana Union Mission (SEGUM) of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, Pastor Col. (Rtd) Peter Nyarko Duodu, has inaugurated two new dormitory blocks at the SDA College of Education at Asokore in the Eastern Region to help address accommodation challenges.
The facilities, named the Rose Owusu-Kakra Hall and the Charles Kuma-Korante Hall, are expected to ease congestion in the boarding system, improve student accommodation and promote better hygiene.
They are also fitted with modern washroom facilities to enhance convenience and living conditions.
The inauguration ceremony, held on Sunday, was attended by key stakeholders, including members of academia, SEGUM executives, the governing council of the college, church leaders, as well as teaching and non-teaching staff and students.
Addressing the gathering, Pastor Duodu commended the Principal for what he described as the prudent and proactive management of internally generated funds towards facility maintenance.
While acknowledging the college’s impressive infrastructure, he urged students to take personal responsibility for maintaining the facilities to prevent damage.
Pastor Duodu disclosed that part of SEGUM’s budget would be allocated to support education, including the development of the college.
He emphasised that education remained the bedrock of national development and called for unity and collective efforts in mobilising resources to improve educational institutions.
He said the ultimate goal was to elevate the college into an institution of national pride and create an environment that would empower citizens to contribute meaningfully to Ghana’s development through learning.
The Principal of the college, Prof. Vincent Adzahlie-Mensah, outlined the institution’s strategic vision, which includes expanding residential infrastructure to improve student welfare.
He noted that the naming of the halls after Charles Kuma Korante and Rose Owusu Kakra was to honour their leadership and contributions to the institution.
Prof. Adzahlie-Mensah said the college remained committed to academic excellence, moral discipline and the proper maintenance of facilities through regular monitoring and active student involvement.
He added that future development plans included government-funded projects such as a new male dormitory and an auditorium, as well as internally funded capital projects expected to be completed by 2027 to support long-term growth.
The SDA College of Education was established by the Seventh-day Adventist Church on October 26, 1962, on a 135.9-hectare land at Asokore, near Koforidua in the Eastern Region.
The institution began with an initial enrolment of 120 students and has since expanded to run several academic programmes.
Originally known as the Seventh-day Adventist Training College, it was later referred to in the Adventist Yearbook as the Koforidua Day-Teacher Training College.
BY TIMES REPORTER
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