Concern Youth Of Nandom Calls On MP To Prioritise Education

Hon. Ambrose Dery

We wish to commend the Member of Parliament (MP) for Nandom, Hon. Ambrose Dery, who is also the Minister for the Interior, for some of the good works he doing for the people of Nandom.

However, we think the MP needs to do more in the area of education, especially the provision of infrastructure.

Members of the Group after having moved round some schools in the District, realised that most pupils have been left to the mercy of the wheather.

The Group is particularly sad that pupils at the Zimuopare Kindergarten in the Ko Zone for instance, still sit under sheds for their lessons.

What is most disturbing is the fact that the former government of John Mahama had started two projects at Zimuopare School that were 70% complete but the current government has not continued the project almost 15 months after coming into office.

Apart from the ZIimuopare KG, projects were started in other schools in the District which have come to a standstill since the NPP and Hon. Ambrose Dery came into power. They include the Domagye KG, Monyupele KG, Nabugagn JHS, Dabagten JHS and Ketuo KG.

The MP should tell us why these urgent projects have been abandoned for nearly two years now since he came into power while the children sit in the sun and rain to learn.

We believe a completion of those projects will bring relief to the pupils who are currently learning under harsh weather conditions.

The story is not different at the Guo D/A Primary School.

Pupils in this school sit on the bare cold cemented floor for lessons.

With the fore-going, the group was shocked and disappointed to see the MP sharing Mathematical Sets and providing lunch to the Junior High students in the District who just completed recently.

This, in our view, is a misplaced priority.
Suffice it to ask the following questions.
1. How would the pupils at Zimuopare and Guo Primary Schools get to the Junior High School to benefit from the kind of support the Hon. Ambrose Dery gives at that level if they continue to learn under the current deplorable conditions?

2. Does Hon. Ambrose Dery have interest in the success of pupils in Ko Zone?

3. Is it true that he is discriminating against the Ko Zone because he doesn't get votes there?

3. We were also informed that the MP allegedly said the Ko Zone now has a Minister in the person of Dr. Gyielle, Minister of State in-charge of Agriculture at the Presidency. We are confused as to why an MP would discriminate among his own constituents?

Meanwhile, we want to remind the MP that he failed to respond appropriately to our earlier Press Release issued on 21st March, 2018.

The said Release sought to clarify a claim that the MP was using his personal resources to dig boreholes and provide other related development needs for his constituents.

We wish to know whether the District Common Funds as well as the MP's Common Fund have been released?

If yes, what have they been used for since the MP is relying on his personal resources to develop this new district?

Spokesman
Dedee Joshua
Member
Derbies Raphael