The District Chief Executive for Adaklu District and Dean of MMDCEs in the Volta Region, Jerry Yaw Ameko, has cut sod for the construction of classroom blocks and teachers’ accommodation for six basic schools in the district.
The project forms part of efforts by the District Assembly to improve educational infrastructure and provide decent accommodation for teachers in deprived communities.
The initiative will involve the construction of three-unit classroom blocks with offices and staff common rooms, alongside six-unit teachers’ bungalows fitted with bedrooms, toilets and bathrooms, store rooms, car parks, water and electricity facilities, and perimeter fencing.
The beneficiary communities include Adaklu Kodzobi, Adaklu Sikama, Adaklu Dawanu, Adaklu Kpodzi, Adaklu Akatsixoe and Adaklu Wayanu.
Speaking to Adom News after the sod-cutting ceremony, Mr. Ameko disclosed that the project is being funded through a collaboration between the District Assembly and the Member of Parliament for the area and Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwame Governs Agbodza, with support from the Ghana Education Trust Fund.
According to the DCE, the accommodation project is expected to help teachers reside within the beneficiary communities and dedicate more time to monitoring and supporting pupils beyond classroom hours.
He further revealed that the contractor is expected to move to site within 14 days, with the entire project scheduled for completion within 12 months.
Mr. Ameko also assured residents that the Assembly would closely monitor the project to ensure quality work, while warning contractors against shoddy execution.
