70 Yilo tertiary students offered scholarships

Page 15 (Pol), November 16, 2007

Story: Emmanuel Adu-Gyamerah
Seventy tertiary students in the Yilo Krobo Constituency of the Eastern Region have been offered scholarships to the tune of GH ¢15,000 (¢150 million).
The scholarships were offered the students by the Member of Parliament (MP) of the area, Mr Raymond Tawiah, from his share of the District Assembly Common Fund (DACF).
The MP told the Daily Graphic that since education was key to the country’s development, it was important for all stakeholders to assist brilliant students who were constrained through no fault of theirs to stay in school till they achieved higher academic laurels.
He noted with regret the attitudes of some parents who neglected the education of the children and instead used their resources on less important social ventures.
Mr Tawiah said he had been committed to education since he became the MP for the area through the provision of building material and other forms of assistance from his share of the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund), HIPC and the DACF.
He mentioned the Yilo Krobo Senior High School which had been provided with a sick bay constructed at the cost of GH ¢25,000.00 (¢25 million), while three projects had been started for the Okumka L/A Junior High School (JHS), the R/C JHS at Klo-Agogo and the a kindergarten school at Nsuta.
Mr Tawiah said to boost farming, 100 spraying machines purchased at the cost of GH ¢3,000 (¢30 million) had been distributed to a number of communities while 100 bags of cement, worth GH ¢900 (¢9 million), had been distributed to victims of floods at the Somanya Zongo.
The MP added that 10 communities in the constituency had also benefited from a 20 packet roofing sheet package to assist them to complete their ongoing projects while 50 sets of jerseys and footballs, valued at GH ¢7,000 (¢70 million), had been distributed to a number of football teams in the area.
Mr Tawiah expressed worry about the total neglect of the road network in the Yilo Krobo District, explaining that the entire roads in Somanya had become an eyesore. He mentioned in particular, the road to the District Chief Executive’s residence as one of the deplorable roads.
The MP also complained about the water problem in the area, which he said had reached crisis level, and called for a permanent solution to be found to alleviate the suffering of the people.