MP supports school (30/9/9)

The Member of Parliament (MP) of Ablekuma Central constituency, Mr Theophilius Tetteh-Chaie is to construct a GH¢ 30,000 toilet facility for the New Abossey Okai One Primary and Junior High School (JHS) at Mataheko in Accra by the end of this year.The eight seater Water Closet (WC) facility would be funded by proceeds of the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFUND).The MP made this known when he met the Parent Teacher Association (PTA) of the school on Friday September 25, 2009 at the school’s premises in Accra.He said it was a shame for a school which contained over 1300 pupils to have no toilet facility for several years.That, he said, disrupted teaching and learning as children were compelled to go home to attend to natures call.Mr Tetteh-Chaie appealed to the school authorities and parents to help maintain the facility and always keep it clean after it had been constructed.The Head teacher of the school, Ms Mercy Genevieve Dzitrie thanked the MP for the facility which she said was a serious challenge to the school.She said the school’s old toilet facility which was built in 1974 had been in a terrible state for years and could not be used.She added that teachers had to plead with residents in the area to use their washrooms when the need arose.She mentioned lack of computers, inadequate desks and lack of security as other challenges facing the school.The Head teacher said some parents were redrawing their wards from the school because the school was not benefiting from the School Feeding Programme.She advised the parents to be responsible and help the teachers in bringing up the children to become good citizens of the country.The Assembly Member for Mataheko Electoral Area, Mr Emmanuel Nii Armah Tagoe advised the PTA to support the school in their own small ways and not rely on government interventions to maintain the school.He said parents had to try their best to motivate the teachers to give out their best in the discharge of their duties.He added that the MP was committed to improving education delivery in the constituency and therefore called on the parents and teachers to support him in improving education in the constituency since it was the key to poverty reduction.Picture: Picture shows the New Abossey Okai One Primary and JHS s old toilet facility in its bad state.