Tullow Ghana hands over fully furnished dormitory to Annor Adjaye SHS
The lead operator of Jubilee and TEN oil fields, Tullow Oil Ghana, has delivered a sixth fully furnished 16-unit dormitory block/bungalow to the Annor Adjaye Senior High School in the Jomoro Municipality of the Western Region.
The 570-bed capacity dormitory is fitted with improved water supply system, electricity, modern toilet and bathrooms, box rooms, laundry area and dry lines among others, to ensure that occupants have the perfect ambiance to rest and get ready for academic work.
The scope of work also covers the provision of a fully furnished bungalow for the resident housemasters/housemistress to enhance supervision and discipline. The project also comprises the construction of classroom blocks, which are currently on-going.
Speaking at the commissioning of the dormitory block, the Operations Manager of Tullow Ghana, MrErwin Sergio Scherpenhuijzen, pledged the company’s continued support for the education and other sectors of the country.
The company, he said, considers the inauguration of the 16-unit dormitory block as an opportunity to reassert Tullow Ghana’s commitment to the people in the host communities and other parts of the country.
“The pursuit, development, and application of education continue to be a bedrock for global growth, development, and progress. Quality education for all pillars is central to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), reflecting the critical role education plays in society,” he said.
“That is why in 2018, Tullow Ghana committed to investing $10million over five years in infrastructure development to support the government’s policy of providing free access to quality senior high school education,” Mr Scherpenhuijzen said.
At the Annor Adjaye Senior High School, he said the facility would directly benefit 442 out of the more than 1,124 student population. “This well-spaced facility will empower the school to optimally accommodate day students or students who would have had to rent nearby hostel facilities at extra cost and also the safety of the students”.
“Let me say, Tullow Ghana as a company is committed to high-level leadership, we see our socio-economic investment strategy as critical to our success. Our priority areas of capacity building through STEM education and skill development, bolstering local and national economies, and developing shared infrastructure will continue to guide all interventions we make in Ghana presently and in the future,” he said.
Mr Scherpenhuijzen said it is Tullow’s fundamental principle that sustained hydrocarbon development, building a more prosperous social and economic future for the country.
The Western Regional Minister, Mr Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, commended Tullow Oil Ghana for its commitment to social investment programmes aimed at improving the lives of its host communities and contribution to national development.
The Western Regional Director of the Ghana Education Service, Mrs Felicia Agyeibea Okai, said the completion and handing over symbolises the commitment of good corporate citizens to quality education delivery in the region and other parts of the country.
“Education as we all know is one of the important sectors for the socio-economic development of this country, and Tullow has been assisting this sector through the building of classrooms, dormitory blocks, offering scholarships among others.”
By Times Reporter
