Beneficiary communities of the government’s 200 Senior High School (SHS) project in the Brong Ahafo Region are appealing for work to be expedited.
The Brong Ahafo Region will get seven out of the 200 Senior High Schools.
The National Democratic Congress (NDC), in their 2012 manifesto, promised to construct 200 community day High Schools across the country.
In order to demonstrate his commitment, President John Dramani Mahama in March, cut sod for the construction of the first 50 schools in Nyanoa, in the Upper West Akyem District of the Eastern Region after indicating the cost of the projects to be about GHC 71 million.
[contextly_sidebar id=”eO5Ru4e0I21SnvYKN7hV0Xw3weVaP2Sv”]The sod cutting ceremony was replicated in other regions in the country.
About six months down the line, the project is yet to kick start in some regions including the Brong Ahafo Region.
Citi News Brong Ahafo regional correspondent, Kwadwo Brefo, reported that an observation made by the Deputy Minister of Education (in charge of pre-tertiary education), Mr Alex Kyereme showed that not a single block has been laid on any of the project sites three months after a sod was cut for the construction of seven of such schools in the region.
Kwadwo Brefo added that the people in the beneficiary communities are however questioning when the project will commence.
Although the contractors have moved their materials to the sites, they claim that they are awaiting a final inspection by the consultants of the projects before they start.
Meanwhile it was hinted to Citi News that the contractors have so far the contractors have been given about 20 percent of the total cost of the projects.
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By: Godwin Allotey Akweiteh/citifmonline.com/Ghana