Schools asked to protect lands for expansion, development
The Deputy Volta Regional Minister, Mr Francis Ganyaglo, has underscored the need for schools to protect lands originally acquired for expansion and development.
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He said construction of fenced walls should be considered the ultimate because it would help control the situation where pedestrians use school premises as short cuts to move from one point to another and reduce the threat of danger posed to students and teachers.
Security fencing
He said schools with security fencing were better able to track the movement of students in and out of school premises and could be monitored and guarded by school authorities to maintain discipline, and more so to prevent encroachment on school lands.
Mr Ganyaglo was speaking at the inauguration of a fenced wall and farewell ceremony of the headmaster of the Peki Senior Technical School (PESTECH) at Peki Wudome at the weekend.
The outgoing headmaster, Mr Vincent K. Yagoglah, had served the school diligently during which he initiated a fencing project and tree planting project which made him win the admiration of the school board, the community and students.
He was, therefore, presented with a motorbike by the school from its welfare fund.
In his address, the Volta Regional Director of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Mr Alexander Mawusi Buadi, reiterated the need for protection of school lands with the explanation that the acquisition of title deeds had not prevented encroachment on a number of school lands in the region.
He, therefore, commended a benevolent family, Mr and Mrs Fred Balasu, for championing the cause of a fence wall for the school.
Comply with instructions
In a sermon, the Moderator of the West Presbytery of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Reverend B.S.Y, Asase, advised students to comply with instructions given to them in order to be successful in life.
He said ignoring instructions was a recipe for failure in life, adding that they must be alert to distinguish good from evil.
The Headmaster of the school, Mr Vincent Ametefe, said the school was adjudged the second best among senior technical schools in the region although it was faced with challenges such as the lack of computers, a library, kits for the football team and boreholes.
He expressed concern about what he described as the effect of the recent increases in utility tariffs on the running of the school and suggested to stakeholders to consider the plan by school authorities to rely on solar energy to solve problems related to electricity, as well as water supply, through the provision of mechanised boreholes for the school.
The Board Chairman, Mrs Seline Asare-Hotor, appealed to past students to come together to form a formidable front to support the development of the school.
