9 SHS in UE get vehicles(Saturday, September 29, 2012. Page 18)

Story: Benjamin Xornam Glover, Bolgatanga Nine Senior High Schools (SHS) in the Upper East Region have been presented with vehicles to facilitate teaching and learning in the schools. Four out of the nine schools received a 33-seater Eicher bus as part of government’s effort to equip and resource all SHS in the country to ensure quality secondary education in the country, while the remaining five had a pick up vehicles. The Beneficiary schools were Notre Dame Seminary SHS, Fumbisi SHS, St. Johns Integrated Technical Special School, Navrongo SHS, Bawku Senior High Technical School. The rest are Chiana SHS, Zamse Senior High Technical School, Our Lady of Lourdes Girls SHS and Bolgatanga Girls SHS. Handing over the keys to the beneficiary schools, the Upper East Regional Minister, Mr. Mark Woyongo expressed the hope that the vehicles will contribute to education service delivery especially in the area of extra curriculum activities. He said it is the commitment of the government that every school in Ghana should be adequately resourced and due to that, government over the past three-and half years have strived to provide almost every school in the region with an infrastructure or two to boost teaching and learning. “Almost all SHS in this region have gotten its fair share of infrastructure and some have had as many as five major projects including classroom and dormitory blocks within the tenure of this government”, he said. “As we move into our second term of office, we should be in a position to provide all the schools with their requirement in other to improve on the standard of education in the region in particular and the country as a whole”, Mr. Woyongo said. He urged the heads of the various beneficiary schools and the drivers to take good care of the vehicles and ensure that they serve the purpose for which they were provided. The Regional Director of Education, Mr. Paul Apanga commended the government for meeting the logistical challenges facing school which has positioned school in the region in a good stead to provide quality education. He expressed his appreciation to the Regional Minister and the Regional Coordinating Council for his role in ensuring quality education in the region and gave the assurance that the vehicles would be put to good use to impact positively on teaching and learning at the schools. -End-