Pastor Col. (Rtd) Peter Nyarko Duodu (M) in a group photograph with staff
The President of South East Ghana Union Mission (SEGUM) of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Pastor Col. (Rtd) Peter Nyarko Duodu, has commissioned two dormitory blocks for the SDA College of Education at Asokore in the Eastern Region to improve accommodation for students.
The facilities, named Rose Owusu-Kakra and Charles Kuma-Korante Halls are expected to address the school’s infrastructure deficits, ease congestion, and improve sanitary conditions in the school.
The commissioning ceremony brought together key personalities from academia, SEGUM Executives, governing council of the school, church leaders, students, teaching, and non teaching staff.
Addressing the gathering, Pastor Col. (Rtd) Peter Nyarko Duodu commended the principal’s proactive management of internally generated funds to maintain the school’s infrastructure, and urged students to take personal responsibility for preserving the assets to prevent damage.
According to the SEGUM President, a portion of South East Ghana Union Mission’s budget will be allocated for education and to support the college, and called for collective resource mobilisation to assist the school.
“Ultimately, the goal is to upgrade the school’s status to a national pride and foster an environment where citizens can drive Ghana’s progress through learning,” he added.
The Principal of the College, Prof. Vincent Adzahlie-Mensah, said the strategic vision of the college is the expansion of residential halls to improve student living conditions.
According to him, key historical figures, including Charles Kuma-Korante and Rose Owusu-Kakra, were honoured with the naming of the new halls because of their leadership and contributions to the school.
The SDA College of Education, he recalled, was established on October 26, 1962, with 120 students and named Koforidua Day-Teacher Training College, with emphasis on academic excellence and moral discipline.
He said the school also has plans of constructing a new male hall and auditorium which, according to him, are expected to be completed by 2027.