The newly refurbished Independence Avenue Cluster of Schools in the Ashiedu-Keteke Sub-Metropolitan District has been inaugurated by the First Lady of the Republic of Ghana, Her Excellency Rebecca Naa Okaikor Akufo-Addo amidst pomp and pageantry.
The first lady, accompanied by the Ga Mantse, His Royal Majesty (HRM), King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II , former Speaker of Parliament, Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye, the Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Ernest Addison, and the Mayor of Accra, Hon. Elizabeth Kwatsoe Tawiah Sackey, commissioned the new school building on Wednesday, 18th September,2024.
The redevelopment of the 118-year-old educational facility, a collaboration between the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) and the Bank of Ghana, includes an 18-unit, three-storey classroom block and a three-unit nursery block, fully equipped with modern amenities such as science and computer laboratories, libraries, a staff common room, offices, a horticultural garden, and a playground for students, among others.
Inaugurating the facility, the First Lady of the Republic of Ghana, Rebecca Akufo-Addo, urged all citizens to adopt the spirit of prioritising the needs of future generations, adding that the modern school would provide quality education and training for children to contribute meaningfully to the country’s development.