From Michael Boateng, Sunyani
Mr. Akwasi Oppong Ababio, the Sunyani Municipal Chief Executive has criticized parents who deny their children breakfast because of the school Feeding Programme being implemented by the government.
Mr. Oppong Ababio emphasized that the School Feeding programme should not be a substitute for children’s breakfast, but a supplement to encourage and motivate children to stay in school with a healthy mind to study.
The MCE said this during the inauguration of educational projects in some communities within the municipality. He appealed to parents and guardians to do their best in ensuring quality education of the children and desist from buying expensive funeral clothing and other irrelevant things to the detriment of their children’s education.
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According to Kwasi Oppong Ababio, government was doing its part with the provision of infrastructure, furniture and other teaching and learning materials, as well as free school uniforms, and the least Parents and Guardians can do is to provide the basic items like shoes, pencils, uniforms and exercise books, to encourage the children stay in school for their own future.
He called on Fathers to stop sending their children to buy them alcohol and cigarettes, since it encourages the children to also go into drinking and smoking.
Some of the beneficiary communities were Jinijini, which got a 2-unit KG block, funded with the Urban Development Grant, at the cost of GH¢64, 094.40, a 3-unit school block at Kramokrom, funded with the District Development Fund at a cost of GH¢87, 342.30.
Others were a 2-unit Teachers Quarters at Nwawasua, funded with the Urban Development Grant at GH¢97, 841.79, a 6-Unit school block at Meredane, funded with the Urban Development Fund at GH¢176, 551.10 and a 3-unit school block at Abesim, funded with the Urban Development Grant at GH¢95, 863.07.
Mrs. Mary Gyimah, Sunyani Municipal Director of Education commended the Assembly for the provision of education infrastructural in the municipality, and called on the teachers to also fulfill their part in ensuring the achievement of quality education as government has done its part.
She called on the chiefs and people of the respective communities, as well as teachers, to adhere to the maintenance culture, for the projects to serve its purpose for generation unborn.
However, the B/A file observed that none of the school blocks had been provided with a toilet facility. The MCE, when confronted, explained that the Assembly has also noted it and that plans have been instituted, in collaboration with the water and sanitation department to provide all schools with toilet facilities.
