An Information Communication Technology (ICT) facility for the Akatsi Number 1 Junior High School has been rendered redundant as a single computer cannot be found in the beautiful edifice.
Apart from the nonexistence of computers and its accessories, not a single furniture could also be found in the structure which can best be described as an empty classroom block.
The situation has infuriated residents and some assembly members who found it very appalling and regressive to the educational and technological development of students of the school.
The facility which was started by the Parent Teacher Association (PTA) of the school was handed over to the Akatsi District Assembly in February 2012 for completion. At the time, the project was expected to the completed within six months, however the project was yet to be completed after three years.
The project which was awarded to Selack Enterprise at the cost of GH¢45,102.94 was being funded from the District Development Fund.
The empty classroom block has now become a de-facto staff resting area.
Despicably, the Assembly uses the project as one of its flagship projects in the District, a situation which is infuriating parents whose wards were yet to benefit from the project.
The PTA Chairman Togbe Normenyo lamented about the state of the project wondering whether the huge cost of the project did really commensurate with it. He could not tell whether the computers and their accessories were also part of the cost.
“As at now we don’t have any computer in the room but they are saying they built ICT centre whilst they are not the ones who started the whole thing,” the PTA Chairman despaired.
The Head teacher who declined comment on the project, however, expressed worry over the difficulty staff and students have to go through to teach ICT. He said, despite having a student population of over 400, the school could only boast of two computers.
The District Chief Executive Sammy Wuadi simply indicated that the project is in phases hence, the school and public should be patient as the final phase takes off.
From Fred Duodu, Ho (freduoo@gmail.com)