MANYA KROBO ASSEMBLY TO ASSIST ODUMASE PRESBY SCH. DISASTER VICTIMS

Hon Isaac Tetteh Agbo, DCE of  Lower Manya Krobo

The Manya Krobo District Assembly is to offer relief packages to victims of the disaster that occurred at the Presbyterian Junior High School at Odumase-Krobo in the Eastern Region.

The support is expected to help alleviate the suffering of the surviving victims of the disaster and families of the deceased.

The Manya Krobo District Chief Executive, Hon, Isaac Agbo Tetteh, made this known when he met the executives of the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) chapter of the Journalist for Human Rights (JHR) to discuss the plight of the victims.

Accordingly, he has asked the subcommittee on Social Welfare of the assembly to assess the situation and make the appropriate recommendations for the package and advised that the committee followed due process.

“The District assembly concept must be followed in order to formalize the process”, he stated adding, “This would, however take some time pending the election of Presiding Member (PM) for the assembly and the formation of the various committees”

Mr. Seth J. Bokpe, PRO , JHR-GIJ Capter

The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the JHR, Mr. Seth J. Bokpe, said “JHR would not relent in its effort to ensure that the victims were given the needed support”.

The JHR earlier met with the surviving victims, representative of the various families, the chairman of the Parent-Teacher-Association (PTA), the Headmaster and the District Minister of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana (PCG), Odumase-Krobo, Rev Samuel Atteh Odjelua.

The acting District Director of Education for Manya Krobo, Mr. Augustus Ni Lantei Clerland, promised to liaise with other stakeholders to cater for the unfortunate incident.

He took the time to familiarise himself with the condition of the school, especially the primary section but two classroom block are still in dangerous condition.

In its May 7, 2009 edition, the Daily Graphic carried a report on the state of the Odumase Presby Junior High School classroom block which was ripped off late last year by rainstorm, killing a pupil and injuring several others, and which has been rebuilt by Zain Ghana.

Friday September 11, 2009, pg. 17