Carlos Ahenkorah presenting education materials to the pupils
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate for Tema West, Carlos Kingsley Ahenkorah, has provided free vacation classes for pupils of the Old Lashibi Junior High School (JHS) at Lashibi, Tema.
According to him, he would the provision of quality education to pupils in his constituency.
The aspirant stated that the move is to aid poor parents who want their wards to attend vacation classes.
He made the remarks when he donated exercise books, Maths textbooks, pens, whiteboard markers to the pupils to help boost their academic performance.
Mr. Ahenkorah stated that he and his team will visit the Baastona TMA JHS to offer similar support to the pupils.
Headmistress of the school, Rebecca Mensah, who received the items on behalf of the pupils, lauded Mr. Ahenkorah for providing the pupils with free vacation classes and educational materials.
Speaking to DAILY GUIDE, Mrs Mensah called on government to increase the classrooms due to the increase in the number of children in the school, adding that the school is supposed to have 9 classrooms but now has six which has created congestion in the school.
She appealed to government to provide the school with adequate dual desks in order to create a conducive environment for the children.
“Because of the lack of adequate desks, the children copy work anytime they are given assignments, which makes it difficult for teachers to access them,” she added.
Mrs. Mensah stressed the need for government to fence the school to ward off encroachers.
“Some hoodlums broke into the school’s office and stole our computers and I subsequently reported the matter to the police, she said.
From Vincent Kubi, Tema