Mr Mark Obeng, the headteacher for both the local Anglican Primary and D/A (Junior High School) JHS Schools at Nyinawusu in the Upper Denkyira West district of the Central Region, has appealed to the government and education authorities to provide adequate infrastructure for the schools.
The headteacher also appealed to the authorities to help relocate the schools, which are sharing premises with the local market.
Speaking in an interview with The Chronicle at Nyinawusu recently, he mentioned that the “open outcry” of traders and sound of motorcycle engines do not provide the serenity needed for teaching and learning, as classes are drowned in the hustle and bustle of traders, particularly on Tuesday and Friday market days.
He said the Kindagarten is in such a deplorable state, while infrastructure at the Basic level need to be upgraded, hence the “urgent need” to relocate.
According to him, the chief of Nyinawusu, Nana Baffour Awuah II, has initiated a number of development projects and released a land for proposed educational projects comprising KG, Primary and JHS blocks, Teachers’ Quarters and a football pitch, which have stalled due to chieftaincy dispute between the Chief and the Denkyirahemaa, regarding who is the legitimate custodian of Nyinawusu Stool lands.
Headteacher Obeng said the three-unit JHS block had already been built, but students cannot relocate to the new building provided by the chief, because it lacks some basic amenities such as washrooms.
Mr. Obeng indicated that the school has hardworking and experienced teachers who have helped BECE candidates to excel in their exams (with 100 percent) in the past three years.
The school, he said, also emerged winners of the 2024 District Science and Maths Quiz with a gap of 12 points, ahead of over 60 schools within the district.
The Headmaster has, therefore, called on government, corporate society and NGOs to come to their aid and facilitate a serene environment to enhance teaching and learning.
Meanwhile, Nana Kwadwo Ofori, Abusuapanin of Nyinawusu, has also disclosed to The Chronicle that the elders of the town are not happy about the chieftaincy, a situation in the area, indicating that Nana Awuah had already put in place measures (proposed educational projects) to help solve the problem at hand, but has come to a halt.
Nana Ofori also mentioned that Nana Baffour Awuah had undertaken a lot of development projects upon his enstoolment two years ago, but have all come to a standstill due the chieftaincy dispute in the area.
He mentioned some of the stalled projects as an ultra-modern toilet facility, construction of fish and meat market, construction of a Water Tank and the construction of a borehole.
From Oswald P. Freiku, Denkyira Nyinawusu – C/R
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