EDUCATION


BIRIM C: Attafuah Senior High School gets new dormitory block

An 8 – unit dormitory block including eight-seater water closet toilet facility, store rooms, urinals, baths, balconies worth over GH¢100, 000.00 has been completed and officially handed over to the management of Attafuah Senior High School in Akim Oda.

Date Created : 10/7/2019 7:20:24 AM : Story Author : Yaw Acheampong/Ghanadistricts.com

The Municipal Chief Executive for Birim Central, Victoria Adu presented keys to the facility which was constructed by government through the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFUND).

In a short ceremony to officially hand over the project, the MCE said government is committed to constructing more school blocks to address the infrastructural deficits hindering the educational sector.

Victoria Adu noted that education is a key to success and pledged that, the Municipal Assembly would do all it could to support public schools as part of government’s initiative of championing quality education in the Municipality and the country as a whole.



She however called on philanthropist to initiate self-helped projects within the communities in the Municipality to augment the efforts of the government.

The MCE also commended government under the leadership of His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo – Addo, the President of the Republic for awarding such unprecedented project for contract to reduce the infrastructural challenges confronting Attafuah Senior School.

Mr Prince Kwaku Addai, the contractor in-charge of the Newlove Company Limited, the construction firm that spearheaded the contract, commended Management of the Assembly and Attafuah Senior High School for their swift support given to them to make the project completes on time to serve its intended purposes.



He said Newlove Company Limited employed 70% people from the Municipality to construct the dormitory block and urged management of the school to regularly maintain the dormitory to ensure its longer lifespan.

Mr Isaac Osew Larbi, the headmaster of the school who spoke on behalf of management of the school, thanked government for the provision of the dormitory block and hinted the block would go a long way to alleviate the plight of the students and pledged to see to the proper care of the building.