30-05-13
A ground breaking
event for the construction of a three unit classroom block for pupils of St. Peter and Paul Primary school has
taken place at Atulba Daboo in the Upper East Region. The project which will be
funded by the country’s biggest retailed outlet Melcom, will help improve the
school’s infrastructural deficit which has been a major challenge bedeviling effective teaching and learning at the school. The Joint Managing Director of
Melcom, Ramesh Sadhwani said his outfit as the largest chain retail outlet has for years given priority attention to
education in the country and has for this reason developed an action plans to
see to the infrastructural needs of less endowed schools in the country. In view of this the company intends to
facilitate the construction of schools in remote and peripheral areas of the
country as a way of given back to the community. The intended projects, he moreover,
said will be pursued under a project dubbed Melcom Care Foundation. According
to Mr Sadhwani told Radio Ghana that the ground breaking ceremony of the 3 unit
classroom block symbolizes the beginning of the foundation which he indicated
will be replicated in other areas of the country particularly remote communities
of the Northern Ghana. The Headmistress of the school, Maragaret Ayarik bemoaned
the deplorable nature of structures at the school describing it as death trap. For
her the successful construction of the project will go a long way to increase
school enrolment and also ease congestion at the school. Madam Ayarik, was
therefore grateful to Management of Melcom for the gesture, and promise to accommodate
the project as their own in order to ensure its safety. She however urged other
institutions to support the school with other educational facilities to enhance
academic performance of pupils. Meanwhile, the Joint of Melcom in the company
of other dignitaries including chiefs and other government officials facilitated
the opening of a new Melcom branch for the people of Bolgatanga. Present at the
function included the Bolgatanga Municipal Chief Executive, Edward Ayagle, and the
Paramount Chief of Bolga Traditional Area, Naba Martin Abilba among other
functionaries. The official opening of the new edifice stocked with variety of
goods and services ranging from household wares and electrical gadgets witnessed
an appreciable patronage by a section of the public who were there to grace the
occasion. Addressing the gathering, the Director of Communications Melcom Group
of Companies, Godwin Avernogbo, said Melcom has for years brought a whole new
shopping experience to Ghanaians due to its adopted policy of low prices and
high volumes for the general public. This, he noted, has undoubtedly contributed
to bringing the cost of living down as people benefits from their reduced
prices. He therefore encouraged the
public to continue shopping with Melcom in order to reap much benefit. Mr
Avernogbo in his late submission urged staff of the new branch to prioritize
customer care since it was key to enhancing the company’s financial obligations
which will in turn open greater job opportunities for them.
GBC END IA/
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