Tema, June 10, GNA – Nii Annang Adzor Foundation has adopted Ashaiman No. Four Junior High School, which is situated at Community 22 Annex, in an attempt to assists in the provision of quality education in the Ashaiman Municipality.
According to the Foundation, the adoption seeks to address major structural issues that affect the school to provide a congenial environment for the pupils to learn.
Speaking to the Ghana News Agency in an interview, Nii Annang Adzor II who is also the acting chief of Ashiaman observed that the challenges in delivering education in public institutions were enormous, which could not be placed on government alone.
“So we decided to come in and do something to enhance education by putting the classrooms in shape for teaching and learning to go on since education is the key to national development,” NiiAdzor said.
He observed that most private schools in Ashaiman had done a lot for the municipality with most of the schools having first class infrastructure whilst some of the government schools were not in good shape, therefore, the need to assist.
Nii Adzor said, “We are part of government and society, and if something is going on that we can come in to help, we should gladly do so because we are part of the development of our people.”
The Regent, therefore, advised other traditional rulers not to wait for the government to intervene when things go wrong in their respective traditional areas when there was something they could do to help.
“Let’s help our communities, let’s set the pace for government to continue to provide development to the people,” NiiAdzor added.
He asked the teachers and school authorities to be firm in the upbringing of their children for them to grow to become dependable citizens of Ghana.
The screen on the floors of the entire school block were peeling off, leaving the pupils to learn and play in the dust; no security personnel, burglar proofs to protect the rooms, a situation, which had rendered the facility susceptible to robbery.
The school also needed window frames, locks, fans, bookshelves, a security post, a Home Economics laboratory, computers, a Public Address System, and furniture for teachers.
Currently, the Foundation has been able to tile the entire floor of the school, which includes the classrooms and corridors, and has refurbished the library and the Head Teacher’s office.
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