Serlom Adadevor performing the ground-breaking ceremony
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MTN Ghana, Serlom Adadevor, on behalf of MTN Ghana Foundation on Thursday performed a ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of a 24-unit classroom block valued at GH¢1.6 million for the Ghana Police Education System.
MTN Ghana Foundation is the corporate social responsibility management structure for MTN Ghana – the country’s biggest mobile network services provider.
The CEO, who was addressing enthusiastic guests comprising the police, teachers, pupils and parents among other guests at Tesano in Accra, expressed gratification that MTN Ghana Foundation was providing the facility which also comprised a head teacher’s office, staff common room, a modern toilet and furniture.
In addition to the 24-unit facility, he stated that the foundation would also convert and enhance an existing library to an integrated library which would have a hard copy book area and an ICT Centre.
He also indicated that the provision of the facility was intended to further strengthen MTN Ghana’s vision of leading a bold new digital world.
According to him, the project which is expected to be completed in six months’ time is the 143rd investment of the foundation and 82nd in the area of education facility provision.
The CEO while commending the Ghana Police Service (GPS) for the discharge of the mandate to the country reiterated MTN Ghana’s commitment to strengthen its collaboration with the police among other stakeholders in the interest of the nation.
The Inspector General of Police, who jointly performed the ground-breaking exercise with the CEO, expressed appreciation to MTN Ghana for what he described as the provision of a facelift for the Police Education System (PES). He indicated that it is the vision of the GPS to emerge as a world-class organization capable of delivering planned, democratic, protective and peaceful services, just as its counterparts anywhere in the developed world.
He indicated that plans were far advanced for the PES to introduce a senior high school programme and eventually move into tertiary education.
By Solomon Ofori