Ambassador Abdul Fatah Ahmed Khalil Alsattari, delivering his address and The Mosque
ACADEMIC WORK is set to massively improve at the Tijaniyya Senior High School (SHS) at Effiduase-Asokore, in the Sekyere East District of the Ashanti Region.
This follows the official commissioning and handing over of a four-unit classroom block, a beautiful new mosque, and a mechanized borehole at the school.
The projects, which are capital intensive, were successfully executed through financial donation, which was provided by a Palestinian businessman, Yussif Sheikh Hasan.
Significantly, the project was executed as part of the ‘Palestinian Community Project,’ which aims to support and provide quality education for communities in the country.
The project was facilitated by the Minister of Interior, Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak, with the construction work being supervised by the Palestinian Embassy in Ghana.
The Palestinian Ambassador to Ghana, Abdul Fatah Ahmed Khalil Alsattari, speaking at the commissioning ceremony described “education as the bedrock of any nation’s progress.”
He stated that, “Every country’s future depends on the good education it offers to its children of school-going age,” adding that the gesture will not be a nine-day wonder.
The Palestinian government, he said, remains “committed to providing quality education to needy Ghanaians”, lauding the Interior Minister for his roles in making the project possible.
Ambassador Alsattari expressed concern over the instability in his homeland, stating that, “I hope that one day, Palestine will also have the peace it deserves.”
Interior Minister Muntaka Mubarak, who doubles as Asawase MP, advised the students to concentrate on their books and also shun all social vices.
“Take your books seriously and stay away from drugs and gambling,” he urged the students, saying, “the NDC government is committed to providing quality education across the entire country.”
Member of Parliament for Effiduase-Asokore, Dr. Nana Ayew Afriyie, expressed profound gratitude to the Interior Minister for his “selfless gesture” in facilitating such a significant project within his constituency.
He also admonished the school’s administration, staff, and students, to adopt a strong maintenance culture in order to ensure the new facilities serve future generations as well.
FROM I.F. Joe Awuah Kumasi