Community benefits from electricity supply

Bodom (B/A), Oct. 24, GNA - The Chiefs and people of Bodom in Nkoranza District of Brong Ahafo have commended the District Assembly and the District Directorate of Education for their support towards an electrification project in the area.

The project extended power to the local Junior Secondary School, the school's computer room and the staff quarters. The District Assembly provided eight street bulbs while the Directorate gave 1.6 million cedis.

Mr. Musa Yeboah, Chairman of the School Management Committee told the Ghana News Agency at Bodom at the weekend that the community spent eight million cedis on the project.

He said both parents and teachers had resolved that students studied in the school at night to steer them away from roaming aimlessly on the streets.

"No student will dare attend video shows, concerts, dances or be seen at funeral grounds and any student who would flout any of the rules would be punished publicly in school", the chairman added. Mr. Yeboah paid special tribute to the District Chief Executive, Mr. James Kwabena Appiah-Awuah and the District Director of Education, Mr. Kwabena Agyemang Badu, for their unflinching support for the promotion and development of education in the area.

Mr. Ben Atta, Unit Committee Chairman appealed for the employment of a night watchman to guard the school's property against thieves. Mr Atta asked the District Assembly to assist the community to construct a toilet in the school to enhance sanitation.

The community appealed for the inclusion of Bodom Presbyterian School in the National School Feeding Programme to sustain the interest of the younger generation in education. 24 Oct. 06