Mpraeso, April 5, GNA - Government has formed a task force to access the infrastructure situation in Senior High Schools (SHSs) towards the construction of classroom blocks for 170 SHSs in the country. This is to enable the SHSs to offer placement for new students who would be admitted for the SHS programme, by September this year. The Eastern Regional Minister, Mr. Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo announced these at a fund raising, organized by the Mpraeso Community to raise funds for the construction of a 100,000 Ghana cedis community centre, at Mpraeso. He said as part of the government programme, 24 classroom blocks would be constructed in the region.

Mr. Ofosu-Ampofo said government has distributed 4.9 million exercise books free of charge to public basic school children in the region and additional 2.9 exercise books would be distributed soon. He said the gesture formed part of government's promise to improve the standard of education in the country, adding that 42,000 school uniforms would soon be distributed to school children in deprive districts in the region.

Mr. Ofosu-Ampofo said government had received a loan of 32 million Euros from the African Development Bank to support agriculture in the Kwahu North and South Districts.

He said 28 fodder banks would be developed to support the rearing of livestock and 56 irrigation equipment would be distributed to farmers in the two districts to boost agriculture to increase production. Nana Ampadu Daaduam II, Mpraesohene, appealed to government to rehabilitate the Nkawkaw-Atibie-Mpraeso road to facilitate economic activities, and provide fire tender for the district fire service, to ensure effective fire fighting.