August 18, 2023408
DCE COMMISSIONS THREE UNIT CLASSROOM BLOCK AT OTUKROM
The District Chief Executive of the Twifo/Ati Morkwa District Assembly Honourable Robert Agyemang-Nyatakyi on Friday 26th May, 2023 commissioned an ultramodern three Unit Classroom block together the District Education Director Madam Augustina Atakora, some staff of the District Assembly and the District Education Unit and Nananom of the Otukrom Traditional Area.
The Otukrom D/A School first started with the help of parents who assisted put up a bamboo structure of a class with five (5) girls and six (6) boys in attendance in 2011. After years of diligence and commitment the number increased steadily in a limited space. The school despite its limited academic space went on to win several awards to its credit. It came first in culture in circuit competitions organized by the District Education Service, fourth (4th) in quiz and a hundred percent (100%) in Basic Education Certificate Examinations.
Mrs. Augustina Atakorah, addressed the gathering on the commissioning of the new school block. He commended the Leadership of the school for the successes it chopped in these past years despite infrastructural challenges. She however encouraged them that the new structure should encourage them to achieve more as it will go a long to attracting developmental structures for the school and community at large. She also asked for the collaborative support of the community members in the maintenance of the structure.
Nananom of the community added their voice by appreciating the efforts of the Assembly and the Contractor for a speedy work done in the community.
Honourable Robert Agyemang-Nyatakyi, DCE of the District addressed the gathering by acknowledging the proactiveness of members of the community in the construction of a bamboo classroom structure in the support of education. He pledged continual support to the good people of Otukrom and highlighted on key government policies supporting the current education system of which the community has seen much if not many of such policies.
He spoke of the LEAP that has gone a long way to support older persons who are incapacitated and are unable to fend for themselves. This initiative he said has come to stay and encouraged them to reach out to the assembly for partnership towards development.
The free SHS policy was next, as he pointed out to all gathered how the policy has reduced the burden of families and individuals who could/can not afford to cater for the wards educational expenses. “This free SHS which is an initiative of the New Patriotic Party even though has challenges but it aims to make it better through the support of the Ghanaian citizenry”, he said.
School feeding was also amongst one of the policies of Government the DCE spoke about as it has encouraged school attendance in most if not all regions across the country. He reiterated that despite the challenges government is facing on the current feeding policy, it is burnt on improving its quality.
“The Metro Mass Transport which was introduced by the former President John Agyekum Kuffour’s administration has seen steady progress and has offered to many an affordable transportation across the country and beyond”, he said.
The DCE, also pointed out on the NHIS policy as it has also boosted support for patients and old persons in Public Health Hospitals of which the Otukrom is a bigger beneficiary of such.
In the field of Agriculture, the DCE said palm fruits as distributed to farmers in past years will be distributed again this time around at the District Assembly to boost agriculture in the district.
Furthermore, he encouraged all gathered to venture into other farming areas such as fish farming in order to increase their sources of income as the District now has a fisheries unit to support anyone who intends to venture into such area.
Conclusively, he emphasized on the need to maintain the new classroom block as its now on their land and community and as such they should see it as their own property and guard with all honour.
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