The Member of Parliament for Tarkwa-Nsuaem Constituency in the Western Region, Mr. George Mireku Duker has donated motorbikes and ICT tools valued at 50,000 Ghana Cedis to Ghana Education Service in the area to improve their services.
The donation forms part of his campaign pledge to support and improve effective teaching and learning in the schools of his Constituency.
Mr. Duker donated four brand new HAQJIN motorbikes to be distributed to the Circuit Supervisors in the rural communities to aid in their efficient monitoring and evaluation tasks for the betterment of educational development in the Municipality.
He also donated three brand new HP desktop computers with accessories and a projector to the Education Service to help in their office and workshop activities.
Speaking at a colourful ceremony held at the Assembly Hall of the Municipality on Thursday, October 25, 2018, the lawmaker, Mr. Mireku Duker reaffirmed the vision of His Excellency President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of making education in this country a greater priority.
He admonished the gathering that his office will continue to liaise with the Municipal Assembly to further ameliorate the various challenges facing education within the area.
Touching on some challenges facing the Municipal Education Directorate, Mr. Mireku Duker assured the gathering that his office will support the organization of the Annual Municipal Sporting Activities to help the talented players at various schools in the Municipality.
He also assured the gathering to support the Mock Examinations to be written more than once in order to prepare the Junior High School students towards the BECE to pass very well and enable them to enjoy the unprecedented generational Free SHS program.
“I will support the Municipal Education Office to organize more than OK one Mock Exams for our young ones at the JHS to prepare very well and pass well to enjoy the unprecedented generational Free SHS policy”, he assured.
Mr. Duker urged them to manage the items with care and make sure the items last longer.
Receiving the items on behalf of the Municipal Education Directorate, the Education Director, Mr. Alex Duah expressed his profound appreciation to the MP for the kind gesture and asked God to strengthening him.
He, therefore, promised to handle the items given with care to achieve it intended purposes.
The MP also launched Apprenticeship Fund within his first 100 days as MP and currently training over 200 youth.
He also secured over 800 Scholarships which is supporting a lot of students within his Constituency at all cycles of education in Ghana among others.
The MP was accompanied by the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for the area, Hon. Gilbert Kennedy Asmah, some staff of the Assembly, some staff of the MP’s office, some religious and youth leaders, some NPP Constituency Executives, the media among others.
