As part of pragmatic plans to improve quality and accessible education, government is set to complete uncompleted and abandoned educational infrastructures across the country.
Schools in make-shift and temporal private structures will also be removed.
The Mayor of the Kumasi metropolitan Assembly, Hon. Kojo Bonsu, gave the assurance on Tuesday when he toured some schools in the city as part of activities to mark this year’s annual “My First Day in School”.
Hon. Bonsu expressed dismay at the infrastructure at the Obeng Faith Experimental Basic School at Doduako, a suburb of the Metropolis.
Established in 2000, the school which has a student population of 500 was absorbed by government in 2004. It is located on a private property which also serves as a residence.
The Mayor pledged that, even though the Assembly has limited resources for education, he will ensure that better classrooms, playing ground and a congenial environment is created to help encourage the pupils to study when in school.
“The KMA will ensure that your school receives the necessary educational support” he said.
Adding that, “this is because the future of this country depends on you. Some of you will one day become doctors, lawyers, journalists, MMDCEs and even the President of this country”.
Hon Bonsu stressed that, “it was also the vision of the President, H.E John Dramani Mahama to use quality education as a means of accelerating the nation’s socio-economic development by expanding access to education at all levels”.
He charged the teachers to endeavor to play their teaching and leadership roles keenly so as to help create an enabling atmosphere for the pupils to learn.
“Failure to create and maintain optimum learning environment could undermine efforts to reform the educational sector”. He reminded.
Hon. Bonsu visited other basic schools where he distributed exercise books and toffees to the kids.