'Provide infrastructure for Akrokerri college'

Page 11, Nov 20, 2008
Story: Emmanuel Adu-Gyamerah
THE Member of Parliament (MP) for Oforikrom in the Ashanti Region, Ms Elizabeth Agyeman has called for the provision of adequate infrastructure for the Akrokerri Teacher Training College to enable the school improve on its female intake.
She said it was unfortunate that the female dormitory of the school has neither been expanded nor seen any major rehabilitation since the 1970s and called for a conscious efforts to encourage females to make the college as their preferred choice.
Ms Agyeman, who has been appointed as the chairman of the college’s Board of Directors told the Daily Graphic that the increase in the number of females at the basic level of education was good for the upliftment of the social status of Ghanaian women.
She stated, however that the government’s aim of uplifting the social status of women cannot be fully achieved if institutions, such as the Akrokerri Teacher Training College, among others continues to admit few female due to lack of accommodation.
Ms Agyeman, who is also an old student of the college, said Ghana’s quest to attain a middle income status would be a mirage if women were not encourage to stay in school till they achieved higher academic laurels.
She also appealed for the rehabilitation of the entire road network of the college to reciprocate the college’s immense contribution to the country’s education.
Ms Agyeman thanked the school for the honour done her and promised to use her time and energy to uplift the status of the school.