ASSIN FOSU LACKS EDUCATION OFFICE (PAGE 11)

THE Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Assin North District in the Central Region, Mr Alex Antwi Boasiako, has expressed concern over the lack of a permanent office accommodation for the municipal directorate of the Ghana Education Service (GES) at Assin Fosu, the municipal capital.
He has also expressed worry about the non-availability of residential accommodation for heads of department in the district.
Mr Antwi Boasiako said the education directorate currently operates from a rented house and the landlord had given a three-month ejection notice.
He attributed the poor performance of schoolchildren in the area partly to the situation because there could not be effective coordination between the directorate and the schools.
Mr Antwi Boasiako, who has been in office for three months, expressed regret that such an important sector should be neglected for so long and blamed the past New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration for “closing its eyes on such an important project, which helps to produce our future leaders.”
He said during his short period in office and considering the seriousness of the situation, he managed to source funds to construct a permanent office block for the Education Ministry.
Mr Antwi Boasiako was speaking at the celebration of the fifth anniversary of the Western Presbyterian Singing Bands’ Union at Assin Fosu. At the function were members of the clergy heads of the various departments and Mr Obeng Forson, Member of Parliament for Agona West.
In view of the acute housing problem facing the municipality, he said most heads of departments and workers had to travel daily or weekly to and from Accra, Cape Coast, and Takoradi and other nearby towns to work while some junior staff had turned their offices to living rooms.
He appealed to citizens and residents around to help curb the situation by putting up more houses for the landlord to boost the development of the municipality.
The MCE commended the Christian and Moslem communities for the various roles they played during the general election and said he was hopeful they would continue to offer prayers and forge unity for the development of the country.
He appealed to the general public to exercise restraint for the government to sort things out to achieve its “better Ghana” objective.
In a sermon, the Rt Rev Albert Frank Anakwa reminded Christians to always behave as followers of Christ.
He urged them to follow the footsteps of the Apostles of Christ and take the cross upon themselves to win more souls for Jesus.
“True Christians do not hate their neighbours, abuse or quarrel among themselves or indulge in prostitution,” he said, and reminded the people that the deadly HIV AIDS disease was still in existence.
Rev. Anakwa advised politicians to desist from making promises, which could not be attainable.
On behalf of the Union, the President, Mr Seth Atuahene, presented bags of rice, maize, sugar, milk and soap worth GH¢3,000 to the St Francis Xavier Catholic Hospital for its services to the public.