HON. AMA BENYIWA-DOE, THE CENTRAL REGIONAL MINISTER COMMISSIONS PROJECTS IN GOMOA WEST DISTRICT



THE MINISTER ADDRESSING THE PUBLIC

Hon. Ama Benyiwa-Doe, the Central Regional Minister paid a working visit to the Gomoa West District of the Central Region on the 13th of June, 2012.

Delivering his welcome address on the occasion, Hon. Theophilus Aidoo-Mensah, the DCE for Gomoa West intimated that in a matter of three (3) years, the district has received a solid one hundred and ten (110) projects, attesting to the effectiveness of ‘the Better Ghana Agenda.’  He added that the district benefited a lot from the Regional Minister when she was the MP for the Gomoa West Constituency and continues to enjoy under her administration as a regional minister.

COMMISSIONING OF SCHOOL BLOCK

In her speech, the Regional Mnister said she always felt a sense of pride whenever she visited the district. She emphasized the need for the assembly to beef up revenue collection since that was a functional means of supporting development in the area. She also called on the two traditional councils in the district, being the Akyempim and the Ajumako Traditional Councils.

More importantly, the Regional Minister’s visit was characterized by the inspection and commissioning of projects. Among the projects inaugurated were the Ajumako Basic School project, the Apam Methodist Basic School project, the Apam R.C. Basic School project and the Abonko CHPS compound among others.

Insert are some photographs on the visit.

BY :  ABRAHAM KWESI BISILKI
          DISTRICT INFORMATION OFFICER
          GOMOA WEST DISTRICT, C/R


IT:     ASTON KWEKU MENSAH
          CIC MANAGER
          GOMOA WEST C/R

HON. AMBASSADOR LEE OCRAN, THE MINISTER FOR EDUCATION VISITS GOMOA WEST DISTRICT

MINISTER INSPECTING CLASS ROOMS

On the 6th June, 2012, Hon. Ambassador Lee Ocran, the Minister for Education paid a visit to the Gomoa West District in the Central.

The purpose of the visit was to inspect some school projects that have been administered in the district and to also interact with teachers and students/pupils in the schools.

Simbrofo D/A. Primary and Junior High School was the first to be called on by the Minister. The school benefits from a completed, grand six (6) unit classroom block and a teachers’ quarters.

MINISTER INTERACTING WITH STUDENTS

Further, the minister asked Hon. Theophilus Aidoo-Mensah, the DCE of the district to prepare an estimate for the improvement of the K.G. block of the school and forward to him for consideration. He also pledged to adopt the Simbrofo K.G. and for the start, give one thousand Ghana cedis ( GH¢ 1000.00) for the procurement of items of interest for the K.G. The minister also disclosed that teachers will soon be supplied with computers to enhance the use of ICT in the teaching and learning process.

On the obverse side,  a general concern there was that pupils are not regular at school. This phenomenon, the teachers attributed to the fact that some of the pupils own personal farms and because of the minor economic gains that they make out of these farms, they tend to absent themselves from classes to attend to their farms. In a related development, the minister also expressed concern about the situation that some children are still not enrolled in school, in spite of the provision of free school uniforms, free exercise books, the capitation grant etc. Commenting on this, Mr. Albert Bentil, the headmaster of the Simbrofo Basic Schools said that a major cause of this problem is the nonchalance of most parents towards the education of their children.

The people and teachers of Simbrofo thanked the minister, the DCE and the government for the support lent their school, but further asked for the connection of electricity into the new school blocks, library books, furniture etc.

STUDENTS ATTENTIVELY LISTENING TO MINISTER'S ADDRESS

The Dawurampong Senior High Technical School and the Mozano Senior High School were also visited for the inspection of magnificent school building projects there. In these schools, the minister encouraged the students to work hard to realize a meaningful future for themselves. The people were also made aware that government was working on procuring buses for schools and that staff accommodation was also an issue to be given consideration. Students of the Dawurampong Secondary Technical School were highly commended for their neatness. Insert are photographs of some scenes of the minister’s visit.

 WRITTEN BY :ABRAHAM KWESI BISILKI
                           DISTRICT INFORMATION OFFICER
                           GOMOA WEST DISTRICT, C/R.

  IT:                  ASTON KWEKU MENSAH

                          CIC MANAGER

                          GOMOA WEST