The Minister for Energy, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has donated assorted chairs to basic schools and one Senior High School (SHS) in the South Manhyia constituency in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of the Republic of Ghana.
The Energy Minister, who is also the Member of Parliament for the area, presented 52 hexagonal tables for kindergarten (KG), 300 chairs for another kindergarten (KG), 510 mono desks for Junior Higher School (JHS), 300 dual desks for primary schools and 400 foreign desks to the Serwaa Nyarko Girls’ SHS.
In a Facebook post sighted by energynewsafrica.com, Dr. Opoku Prempeh said: “This presentation came on the back of requests from the schools through the Metro Director of Ghana Education Service(GES).”
The Minister urged the heads of the beneficiary schools to ensure proper care of the items to promote effective teaching and learning.
He also used the opportunity to encourage all the schools in his constituency not to relent on their efforts but continue to be the best in the region and strive to be the best nationwide.
The presentation was witnessed by Mr David Oppong, GES Metro Director, Mr Martin Addis Fordjour, Head of Supervision GES, Kumasi, Mr Albert Asante Twum, Mr Peter Gyemfi, Head of Supply and Logistics, Nana Yeboah Asiamah- PRO, GES, Kumasi Metro, and all the heads of basic schools in the constituency.
The Assembly Members from the six electoral areas in the South Manhyia constituency, officials from the Manhyia sub-metro, and executives of the ruling New Patriotic Party in the constituency were also present.
Source:www.energynewsafrica.com