Ghana Districts: A repository of all Local Assemblies in Ghana

EDUCATION

Tano South Assembly donates 1,086 furniture to education directorate

As part of the Government’s commitment to making education accessible to all, the government through the Tano South Municipal Assembly has procured 1,089 pieces of dual desks and handed them to the Municipal Education Directorate to further distribute them to the schools The purpose is to reduce some of the challenges confronting the educational sector in the Municipality.

Date Created : 2/26/2021 12:00:00 AM : Story Author : Barnie K. Agyeman/Ghanadistricts.com

The Municipal Chief Executive for Tano South, Collins Offinam Takyi indicated that a proposal on the purchase of the said desks was submitted to the Assembly by the Municipal Education Director, and hinted that it was upon the request that the Assembly has purchased the desks.

According to him, the Assembly has completed other projects in the Municipality and stressed that the said projects would be commissioned and handed over to the beneficiary communities.

Mr. Takyi reiterated that management of sanitation in schools is dear to the heart of the Assembly, hence the Assembly has built 6 Unit water closest in the Roman Catholic cluster of schools among others.

He said the 1,089 dual desks were procured through the usage of Assembly share of the District Performance Assessment Tool (D-PAT) Takyi said the D-PAT programme has helped Assembly to embark on many projects and activities in some sectors of the economy including health in the Municipality. He used the occasion to advise all government staff to do their best to ensure the Municipality is developed.

Madam Lucy Ama Ankrah, the Regional Education Director thanked Tano South Assembly for their kind gesture. According to her, the dual desks have come at the right time to address some of the teaching and learning problems that have existed in the public schools for many years and pledged to take care of them.