MP for Shai-Osudoku supports 147 students

Page 15, Dec 15, 2009
Story: Emmanuel Adu-Gyamerah

THE Member of Parliament (MP) for Shai-Osudoku, Mr David Tetteh Assumeng, has presented GHC12,400.00 to 147 tertiary students in his constituency.
Out of the number, 101 students in the various universities and polytechnics were each given GHC100.00 whiles the remaining 46 who are in the various teacher training colleges each received GHC50.00.
Mr Assumeng told the Daily Graphic that his gesture, which was funded from his share of Common Fund, was to assist the needy students to meet some of the challenges they face in their quest to achieve their academic goals.
He assured parents in the area that he was prepared to partner them to educate their children, urging them to spend their incomes on educating their children for them to become useful citizens in future.
Mr Assumeng said it was in that vein that he was also using his share of the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) to provide educational infrastructure in some parts of the constituency to ensure a sound atmosphere for teaching and learning.
He said that with his share of the fund, he had renovated the Adakope Basic School at the cost of GHC 5,500 and constructed two pavilions for the Kotoko and Tokpo primary schools at a cost of GHC19,702.00.
Mr Assumeng added that the government would also assist communities which had initiated projects to complete them.
He said currently he had purchased 12 packets of roofing sheets to be presented to some communities to renovate their schools in the constituency, at a cost of GHC5,040.00.
The MP said the government was committed to providing the necessary infrastructure and incentives to teachers who accept posting to the rural areas to motivate them to give their best to raise the standard of education of such areas.
Mr Assumeng thanked the people for the confidence reposed in him, and promised to work hard to meet some of the needs of the area.