Chief worries over whereabouts Gh¢190,000

Barely two years ago, when your authoritative The Chronicle carried a story under the headline "Ahwenease M/A Primary a Death Trap," which attracted the sympathy of a former First Lady, Dr. Mrs. Ernestina Naadu Mills to donate a whopping GH¢190,000 to rescue the situation, the authorities responsible have still not started work on the project.

This development has, therefore, compelled the Chief of the area, Barima Gyansi Korieh, to give a week's ultimatum to the Eastern Regional Minister, Helen Adjoa Ntorso, and Municipal Chief Executive of the East Akyem Assembly, Simon Asirifi, to start work on the project else he would use other means.

It was reported that the lives of children of the Ahwenease Municipal Assembly Primary School in the East Akyem Municipality was in a serious danger, following the dilapidated state of the school building, which, according to sources, was constructed some 70 years ago.

The school, which has not seen any major facelift since its establishment, had its wretchedness further deepened when a rainstorm ripped off its roof while part of the building has also been brought down to its foundation.

At the time of visiting, weeds and animals such as goats and sheep, and some packed concrete blocks, were in a serious competition for space with the school children.

But in order to continue with lessons and avoid jeopardizing the future of the children, the teachers and traditional authorities of the area decided to make do with the makeshift structure.

The determination and enthusiasm of both teachers and children has not attracted the attention of the authorities of the city to come to the aid of the school.

This came to light after the Assembly Member of the Ahwenease-Adedientam Electoral Area, within which the school falls, Isaac Boamah, conducted media personnel around the school in tears.

Speaking to the media, the Assembly Member said the situation of the school was giving him great pain and sorrow, and called on the government, particularly, the Municipal Assembly, to come to the assistance of the school.

According to him, the future of the children, being the torchbearers and next kin of the nation, was virtually in total jeopardy, since the condition of the school had forced most of them to quit.