The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has presented 997 school desks to eight selected public schools across the metropolis to improve teaching and learning and create a more comfortable classroom environment for pupils.
The desks, comprising mono desks, dual desks, and hexagonal desks, were procured through the District Assemblies Common Fund and are expected to benefit schools in the three sub-metros of the Assembly: Okaikoi South, Ashiedu Keteke, and Ablekuma South.
The beneficiary schools are Bubiashie, Kaneshie, Ussher, Ga Mashie, Ayalolo, Korle Gonno, Mamprobi, and Ojoo public schools.
According to the distribution schedule, Bubiashie and Kaneshie schools under Okaikoi South are to receive 166 desks each, while Ussher, Ga Mashie, and Ayalolo schools under Ashiedu Keteke are to receive 115, 125, and 92 desks respectively. Korle Gonno, Mamprobi, and Ojoo schools under Ablekuma South are to receive 115, 105, and 112 desks, respectively.
In a statement posted on Facebook, the Municipal Chief Executive of the AMA, Michael Kpakpo Allotey, said the provision of the desks was in fulfilment of a commitment made by President John Dramani Mahama to improve furniture supply in public schools under the Government's Reset Agenda.
He described President Mahama as a "talk and do" leader, saying the President had promised to provide quality furniture for schoolchildren and had ensured that the promise was fulfilled.
"The President promised to provide furniture for our schoolchildren, and today that promise has been fulfilled. We have procured 997 desks, which will be distributed to eight schools across the metropolis," he said.
Mr Allotey said the intervention would help address furniture deficits in the beneficiary schools and provide pupils with a more comfortable and dignified environment for academic work.
He said the Assembly was also investing part of its Internally Generated Fund in the renovation of schools across the metropolis, including the repair of classroom roofs, replacement of damaged furniture, and improvement of toilet facilities.
Mr Allotey said the Assembly would closely monitor the use of the desks and other items presented to ensure that they were properly maintained and used for their intended purposes.
