The Vice President, Paa Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur on Friday inaugurated an ultra-modern science laboratory and a multi-purpose library complex at Mfantsipim School in Cape Coast.
The science laboratory, refurbished by Tullow Ghana Limited at a cost of $500,000, was built for the school by Shell Ghana Limited in 1960.
The library complex, started by the Mfantsipim Old Boys Association (MOBA) several decades ago, received support from successive governments and was completed by the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund).
Inaugurating the facilities, Mr Amissah-Arthur said he was part of the 1960 year group and thought education was the only way to secure the future of the country and that Ghana could not compete with other countries in this era of technological advancement without science.
He underscored the need for institutions to maintain school projects so that resources would be used to expand them or built new structures instead of spending so much on refurbishment.
The Vice President called on Tullow to provide equipment for the laboratory and further appealed for the support of stakeholders and old students since government alone cannot do all.
The Managing Director of Tullow Ghana, Charles Darku hinted that the project was expected to whip up the interest of students in science and subsequently pursue its related programmes at the tertiary levels.
A representative at GETFund, Dr. Josiah Cobbah, an old boy of the school said the institution was committed to science education and called on old student associations to partner GETFund to undertake more projects in their schools.
The MOBA Ebusuapanyin, Captain Paul Forjoe (rtd) said the association has positioned itself to facilitate the development of the school and would make funds available to maintain the school projects while lobbying for more.
Assistant headmaster in charge of Administration, Stephen Yeboah, thanked all stakeholders for their continual support and appealed for a bus to facilitate the activities of students’ outside campus.
From Sarah Afful, Cape Coast