Koforidua (E/R), June 11, GNA – The Koforidua Zonal Branch of the Coalition of Concerned Teachers –Ghana (CCT-GH), one of the teacher unions in the country has donated some items to six education offices within their zone in the Eastern Region.
The gesture was to support the offices to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
The group, at separate events, presented veronica buckets, cartons of liquid soaps, tissue papers, calendars and clocks to the offices to encourage them in the fight against the virus.
The beneficiary offices included; the New Juaben North and South Municipal Education Offices, Suhum Municipal Education Office, Akuapem North Municipal Education Office, Akuapem South and Okere District Education offices.
Speaking after the donation, the Koforidua Zonal Chairman of the union, Mr Kingsley Okoampa called for the reintroduction of the shift system to help create space for pupils in basic schools to observe social distance to help reduce the spread of the coronavirus among school children.
He called on the government to provide teachers with Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for the re-opening of schools.
Mr Okoampa said government should consider giving teachers some stimulus packages as they would become frontline workers when schools re-open.
He commended government for establishing more testing sites for corona virus across the country.
Ms Gloria Amponsah Duah, Deputy Director of Finance and Administration for New Juaben South Municipal Education Office thanked the group for the gesture extended to them.
GNA