At the moment, the assembly has identified over 47 schools that are studying under trees and has therefore drawn the attention of the Ministry of Education and the GETfund for immediate support.
Speaking in an exclusive interview with this blogger in Gushegu during a short ceremony to cut sod for the construction of a two storey dormitory for the Gushegu Senior High School, Hon Fuseini bemoaned that even though government had made several attempts to arrest the infrastructural problems facing the schools in the district, majority of the schools were still faced with serious infrastructural problems.
According to him, some of the schools were compelled to study under trees whiles others continued to suffer congestions in the classrooms or are compelled to vacate classrooms during heavy downpour or when dangerous storms.
The DCE noted that the Gushegu District Assembly was now linking up with the District Education Directorate to uncover some of the numerous challenges militating against the promotion of quality education especially at the basic levels.
He said that some of the existing classrooms needed complete demolitions for new ones to be built, others needed expansion and renovation, while other new ones are constructed.
Hon Alhassan Fuseini also hinted that the assembly was embarking on serious awareness creation and sensitization of all stakeholders including chiefs, opinion leaders and parents to prioritise the education of their children especially the girl child.
“Parents especially need to be sensitized to take advantage of the government’s Free Compulsory Universal Basic Education, the Capitation Grant, School Feeding Programme and the free books and uniforms among others to enroll their children. Education is a key to the development of this district and it is my responsibility as DCE to lead the campaign to ensure that a large number of our children are in school so that they can become useful to our society,” the DCE said.
Currently, the Gushegu District Assembly has procured over 10,000 dual desks for distribution to all schools in the district to enhance quality teaching and learning.
The Gushegu Senior High for instance which is the only secondary school in the district he said was also confronted with the lack of infrastructure ranging from classrooms, dormitory, library and computer library to teachers accommodation among others. Meanwhile, the school has a population of over One Thousand Six-hundred (1,600) students. But almost all the classrooms are congested.
Against this unfortunate backdrop, the Gushegu District Assembly has allocated an amount of GH¢700,000 to put up a two storey dormitory block to reduce students dependency on private house owners.
The DCE Alhassan Fuseini who cut the sod for the commencement of the project, charged the Contractors to execute quality work and on time scheduled.
He also presented four set of brand new football Jerseys to the School to enhance sporting activities.
The Headmaster of the Gushegu Senior High, Nuhu Inusah complained about the general problems of the school and called for the construction of 10 new classroom blocks to reduce congestions in the school.
He said female students of the school due to the lack of accommodation on campus, were now staying within the community without any supervision.
But the DCE, Alhassan Fuseini assured that the government would not renege on its promise of improving conditions of schools in the district and thus called for peace and tranquility to allow for such projects to be executed by the government.
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