100 Buses Gifted To Senior High Schools, 250 more to be donated
The government of Ghana in its quest to ensure transportation issues of SHS are dealt with has supplied 100 new buses to Senior High Schools in the country.
According to the government, an additional 250 buses are expected and will be distributed to second cycle schools that need it.
The gesture according to government is in fulfillment of President Akufo-Addo’s commitment to increasing access, resources needed by the education sector at the second cycle school level.
The donation was held by Vice President Bawumia who handed over the keys to the heads of the selected Senior High Schools.
The schools that benefited from the first 100 Buses To Senior High Schools is just the beginning. The schools were selected from the North Eastern, Northern, Savannah, Upper East, Upper West, Oti, Bono, Bono East, and Ahafo regions.
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At the donation ceremony, the schools were advised to use the buses properly and ensure proper maintenance.
In the interests of fairness, schools that received buses in 2016 are not included in the distribution list this year.
Government of Ghana has indicated that…
This latest addition to the vehicular resources of the Ministry of Education comes after the handover, earlier in the year, of 365 out of a total of 840 Isuzu Double Cabin pickup trucks, which were distributed to all Metropolitan, Municipal and District Directorates of Education, as well as selected agencies under the Ministry of Education.
In brief remarks, Vice President Bawumia underscored President Akufo-Addo’s commitment to meeting the logistical and other needs of the education sector in order to produce well-rounded citizens.
“The President believes that the significant educational reforms that his government has rolled out since 2017 will come to naught if we do not provide the necessary logistical support for our schools to run effectively as they deliver their mandate for the Ghanaian child. Our schools have various challenges in the discharge of their administrative functions, and these vehicles, I am sure, will go a long way to help address some of these challenges.
“We are already addressing the issue of infrastructure, with massive infrastructure projects in all schools across country, with even more ongoing, in fulfilment of our pledge to make education accessible to all.”
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The vehicles handed over to the schools and authorities had been fully paid for, Dr Bawumia emphasized.
“In the past, vehicles were procured by the Ministry of Education without any plan of how or when to pay for it. This often put a great deal of strain on vendors and left the Ministry wallowing in debt. I am happy to emphasize the point that these vehicles have been fully paid for. That is competence and good management. I commend the Minister of Education, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, for his stewardship at the Ministry. I also commend the Minister of Finance for his understanding and support.”
“This government,” Vice President Bawumia pledged, “will continue to invest in the education of its citizens because it is the right thing to do. We will continue to invest in our frontline managers of our educational institutions. They are central to any education reform we seek to pursue, and we must equip them with the necessary tools to enhance their work. We will not relent on this commitment.”
Source: Edulearnweb.com
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