By Emmanuel Nyatsikor, GNA
Adaklu Sikama (V/R), May 29, GNA – Mr Kwame Agbodza, Member of Parliament for Adaklu, has, in collaboration with the Pencils of Promise (PoP), commissioned a two-unit classroom block for Adaklu Sikama District Assembly Basic School in the Adaklu District.
PoP, an educational Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), which provides classroom blocks, furniture and teacher support for Kindergarten and Primary schools in the country, paid 80 per cent of the cost of the project while the MP paid 20 per cent through the provision of sand and chippings (stones).
The cost of the building, which was furnished with chairs and tables, was not disclosed.
Mr Agbodza, speaking at the ceremony, expressed gratitude to PoP for putting up 24 classroom blocks for schools in the district.
He said the district, which was without any natural resource, should strive to produce the best human resources to play a leading role in the country’s development.
« We do not have any mineral deposits neither do we have timber concessions so the only means by which Adaklu can be given the needed recognition and respect is our human resource, » he said.
Mr Agbodzah noted that the world was changing fast so the only means one could catch up with it was through education and appealed to parents not to hesitate « to invest your last pesewa in your child’s education. »
He said the wholesale promotion of pupils and students was harming quality education and results.
« The worst form of education we can give our children is their wholesale promotion, » he noted.
Mr Agbodzah said the rampant teacher absenteeism in the district had improved considerably and assured the teachers of his support.
He said the district best teacher award, which was truncated last year due to the covid-19, would be revived this year.
Mr Timothy Gobah, Country Director of PoP, said the organization had constructed 181 classroom blocks in the country since its inception nine years ago.
He said PoP also provided furniture, sanitary facilities and items and teacher support, in addition to classroom blocks.
Mr Gobah reminded the gathering that Adaklu would have no future if education was not taken seriously and urged stakeholders to play their roles effectively and efficiently.
Ms Eugenia Abdul, a Kindergarten pupil, told the gathering that the pupils needed to be assisted to attain the highest academic level.