Ghana’s electricity distribution and retail company, Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has disconnected Sakumono Complex Two Primary School from the national grid due to poor electrical wiring of the school.
The school which was built some 25 years ago, is in dire of renovation, re-wiring and painting to make it befitting and convenient for teaching and learning.
The disconnection, the headmistress of the school, Madam Anne Rita Newton explained to energynewsafrica.com was done about three weeks ago thereby making visibility in the classrooms very poor.
Indeed, similar situations in other schools in the Sakumono Electoral Area have challenged Kwesi Poku Bosompem, Presiding Member of the Tema West Assembly, to lobby Africa Diamond Cable Company Limited for some retrofitting electrical lighting systems and cables.
Other schools the PM identified as having similar visibility challenges are Holy Child Nursery, Holy Child Primary and JHS and Sakumono Schools Complex ‘A’.
At a brief presentation to the schools at Holy Child Primary School, Kwesi Poku said he put in the request a fortnight ago and expressed his gratitude to African Diamond Cable Company Limited for supporting with the materials to solve the lighting problems in our schools.
The cost of the total equipment is GHc66,590 and to Kwesi Poku Bosompem, the gesture is so laudable and needs commendation.
“As a politician, my responsibility is to lobby for developments for my people and I’m glad my lobbying is yielding results,” he said.
On behalf of African Diamond Cable Company Limited and CEO, Victor Akowuah, Deputy Manager of the company said the company had done a similar gesture to Tema Technical Institute and looks forward to doing more of such corporate social responsibilities.
He said the company is determined to support education in Ghana, despite being in Ghana less than two years ago
“For us to do more of CSRs, we need Ghanaians to patronise our products which bare the name ‘Signal cable’ to increase our revenues for such gestures.
He said the company would donate a laptop to the best BECE candidate in the Sakumono Electoral Area in 2020, in addition to supplying some set of computers to the schools in the area.
Source:www.energynewsafrica.com
