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Agona West MP Hands Over Renovated Classroom Block

By  Benedict Kweku Nkrumah
Regional News Agona West MP Hands Over Renovated Classroom Block
FEB 12, 2016 LISTEN

The NDC Member of Parliament for Agona West constituency in the Central Region, Hon. Lawyer Charles Obeng-Inkoom has handed over a renovated two storey classroom block to the Swedru School of Business to enhance effective teaching and learning.

The Ghc 65,000 renovated classroom block was funded by the MP through his common fund with Ghc 15,000 support from Ecobank Ghana Limited.

At the inaugural ceremony held at the school premises to hand over the block to the school authorities, Hon. Lawyer Charles Obeng-Inkoom, a former student of the school stated that he decided to renovate the 18 classroom block to ease the congestion in the classrooms. According to him, Swedru School of Business has produced quality human resources who are contributing their quota towards national development.

He called on authorities of the school to ensure that the edifice was properly maintained to serve its purpose. Hon. Lawyer Charles Obeng-Inkoom commended teachers of the school for their hard work and dedication.

"I want to advise students in this noble school to take advantage of facilities made available to enable you attain height in the educational ladder. You should try to be discipline to be abreast with wherever you may find yourselves when you leave the four walls of the school.

"You will not feel it when you are here (campus) but would feel it when you fail to get the needed results to attain height in education so strive to study extra harder"

The Headmaster of Swedru School of Business, Mr. Samuel Afrifa Appiagyei on behalf of the school lauded the MP for the kind gesture.

The Headmaster disclosed that the population of the school has reached all time high of over 2,600 thus congesting the few classrooms available.

"While thanking the MP for this edifice, I would like to appealed to the Agona West Municipal Assembly to assist us with more furniture to enhance effective teaching and learning"

Hon. Samuel Oppong, the Agona West Municipal Chief Executive promised to give the school the needed infrastructure to raise standard of education in the Municipality.

The Nifahene of Agona Swedru, Nana Kweku Essienyi V expressed the hope that culture of maintenance would be carried out on the building noting it has not seen proper maintenance since it was constructed by Cocobod in 1975

Attached is the renovated building

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