The Nkwanta South Municipal Assembly, led by the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Hon. Bright Lenwah, donated 400 dual desks to the Nkwanta South Ghana Education Directorate for onward distribution to schools in the municipality. A short ceremony was held on the premises of the Assembly on Wednesday, the 7th of June, 2023, to mark the official presentation to the beneficiary schools.
During the 4th quarter of last year, a similar event was held to present one thousand (1000) desks to the education directorate on the 6th of October, 2022. as part of plans to solve the deficit issues regarding desks for the pupils in some of the schools in the municipality.
The MCE, Hon. Bright Lenwah, in a short address to officials from the Education Directorate, teachers and pupils present at the ceremony encouraged both the teachers and pupils to take good care of the dual desks. He also informed them that staff from the Assembly will visit the schools to assess the condition of the desks.
The MCE added that plans are underway to make available more dual desks to schools in the municipality to make teaching and learning more conducive in schools
The municipal education director, Mr Jonathan Kwasinah, on behalf of the directorate and the schools, expressed his profound gratitude to the MCE and the assembly for the gesture. He promised to ensure that the desks are distributed to the schools and also work with the schools for the proper maintenance of the desks.
Pupils from some of the beneficiary schools were at the ceremony with their teachers to pick up their allocation of desks to their schools. Some staff of the Municipal Assembly were present to grace the occasion.
Compiled by MIS Team – Daniel Ahiatrogah & Emmanuel Sappor