The Obuasi Municipal Assembly, in collaboration with Mr. Kwaku Kwarteng, Member of Parliament (MP) for Obuasi West, is working to close the infrastructural deficit of schools in the Obuasi Municipality.
Mr. Elijah Adansi-Bonah, Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Obuasi, who disclosed this, stated that the decision by the Assembly to improve infrastructure in schools in the Municipality was yielding positive results, as many of those that were left behind could now boast of a lot more.
He told the Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah, during a day’s tour of the Obuasi Municipality, Obuasi East, Akrofuom and Adansi Asokwa districts, that the Social Enterprise Development Foundation of West Africa (SEND) suggested that some 5,403 schools in Ghana were in critical condition, with another 2,417 still under trees, needing a total of GH¢3.5 billion to fix the educational gaps.
The Regional Minister, as part of the tour, visited the Obuasi Municipal Assembly to inspect ongoing works on the administration block, the newly constructed Obuasi Central Clinic, funded by the Minerals Development Fund, the 12-unit Methodist classroom project, funded by the DACF- RFG, and the Obuasi Trauma and Accident Center.
The MCE noted that he deemed to be a personal project to replace old school blocks with new ones, for which reason he had decided to channel more resources into educational development.
He said the Municipality had, since 2017, embarked upon a lot of educational projects, including completion of a 12-unit Kokoteasua School block, 3-unit block for Adaase School with ancillary facilities, renovation of Presby, Salvation and New Nsuta schools, as well as new school blocks at Obuasi Methodist, Bogobiri School, Sanso School and Bidieso School, among others.
Mr. Adansi- Bonah reiterated his commitment to making judicious use of the Assembly’s resources by channeling them into transformational projects.
At the Trauma and Accident Center, the Project Manager, Frank Godwin Acquah, estimated work done to be 45% and gave the assurance that construction works was on schedule and would be completed within the stipulated 30 month period.
At the end of the tour, the Regional Minister expressed satisfaction with work done in the districts, but was quick to add that some Agenda 111 projects and Assembly blocks for some new districts had delayed, and promised to take the matter up to salvage the situation.
