The Nzema East Municipal Assembly in Western Region has cut sod for the construction of a six-unit classroom block expected to be constructed and completed within four (4) months.
The Municipal Chief Executive, Eric Essien, confirmed the construction of the new block during the sod-cutting ceremony.
The Assembly, he said, aims at ensuring that current education infrastructure challenges facing the Municipality would be dealt with through the provision of the needed infrastructure in the area.
He said Sika Ne Asem Basic School remains crucial to education development in the Nzema East Municipality in Western Region, hence the efforts being made to improve infrastructure and other projects required to improve teaching and learning.
The intervention made by the Municipality follows the lack of basic social infrastructure and amenities necessary for the development of young brains.
The situation of teaching and learning has become very difficult in the cocoa production village, he said.
Some of the teachers in the school in an interview confirmed they were worried about the present situation and indicated that something ought to be done by the government to improve infrastructure, and at the same time improve teaching and learning in the school.
The teachers complained bitterly about the current state of the school despite frantic efforts being made by teachers to impact lives.
They believe the current dilapidated structure is posing a danger to the lives of both teachers and pupils.
According to the teachers, the school usually closes anytime it rains due to the poor state of the classroom blocks.
In addition, the inadequate number of teachers in the school, they noted, also affects teaching and learning as the few teachers often combine classes to teach, therefore denying the pupil quality teaching and learning environment.
Responding to these challenges as part of measures to put an end to the sufferings of both teachers and pupils, the Municipal has vowed to meet the timeline for the execution of the project.
In terms of lack of teachers, the MCE observed that due to the lack of a telecommunication network in the densely populated cocoa farming area with over twelve thousand (12,000 ) people, teachers posted to the community often leave unceremoniously due to the absence of these social amenities.
The few teachers, currently working in the community therefore constantly have to combine classes to teach the pupils.
An unfortunate development negatively affects the upbringing and development of pupils in the area.
The MCE, Eric Essien, also hinted that the lack of teachers’ quarters continues to discourage those being posted to the community to teach.
By: Zambaga Rufai Saminu | Metrotvonline.com | Ghana
