Asarekwaa Islamic Basic School gets classroom block

A three-unit classroom block costing GH¢115,000, constructed for the Asarekwaa Al Furqn Islamic Basic School in the Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa District in the Central Region has been inaugurated.

The classroom block was built to replace an old dilapidated structure that accommodated the junior high school students. Inaugurating the building, the Asikuma Odoben Brakwa District Chief Executive,

Mr Samuel Adom Botchway, said the government had made education a priority, hence its huge investments in that sector.

According to him, the government was committed to improving the standard of education in rural areas, adding that “the government will ensure that the disparity in the academic performance of students in rural areas and those in the urban areas would be bridged".

He urged teachers to make good use of the facilities being provided by the government in the educational sector to improve the academic performance of the students, particularly those at the basic level.

Mr Botchway also appealed to parents and guardians to pay regular visits to their children’s schools in order to be abreast of their performance.

He further advised members of the community to take keen interest in the maintenance of the school block so that it would be beneficial to future generations.

The Director of Education in the Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa District, Mrs Martha Acquah, commended the assembly for its commitment to improving education in the district.

He advised the teachers to eschew laziness and absenteeism so that they can work hard for their good deeds to impact positively on the lives of their school pupils.

The Chief of the town, Nana Yahaya, commended the government for the facility, saying the classroom block would improve the performance of the students.