In a significant boost to education and a display of civic responsibility, a Philanthropist, Mr and Mrs Dynamic Mawunyegah-Akakpo has officially handed over a newly constructed school building to the Ga-Odumase cluster of Schools.
The modernised classroom block, valued at approximately GHC 762,412, was constructed by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Dynamic Swift Construction and Engineering Ghana Limited.
The block which had fabs and a white marker board aims to provide a safe and conducive learning environment for over 2,000 students in the school.
The school serves nine neighbouring communities, including Sonitra, Nsakina, Amasaman, and Oshuman.
Prior to this intervention, students were reportedly studying in a dilapidated structure described by the donor as a “death trap” that required wooden sticks for support.
The dire state of the building forced the school to run a shift system, which hindered the quality of education and student consistency.
”I decided to pull down the building for the sake of their lives and put up a new building in order for them to have access to quality education,” Mr Mawunyegah-Akakpo stated during the commissioning.
The new structure is engineered with the future in mind, featuring a foundation capable of supporting a three-story building as the school’s needs grow.
Mr. Mawunyegah-Akakpo, during the presentation, said the project was heavily influenced by the teachings of the Church of Pentecost, which he is a member.
Present at the event were Pastors and Apostles of the church, highlighting the religious community’s support for social intervention.
Mr Mawunyegah-Akakpo emphasized that Christianity should extend beyond the pulpit.
”The call for Christianity is to save humanity by way of providing the needs and the cares of the people, not only in the church alone, but outside the church… You need not be there with a Bible; you can be there with something different from the Bible.,” he said.
Addressing the audience and the Ghanaian public, the philanthropist noted that the responsibility of national development should not rest solely on the government.
He encouraged other citizens and corporate entities to support their communities wherever possible, stressing that “you need not to be rich before you make an impact.”
A view which was supported by the Pastors led by Apostle Dr. Duedonne Komla Nuekpe, La Area Head of the Church of Pentecost.
Mr Mawunyegah-Akakpo also lamented over the insecurity in the community which he said was a major challenge during th3 construction of the classroom block.
He revealed how some unpatriotic residents stole items meant for the construction; a move which he said nearly marred the project. He therefore appealed for the beefing up of security in the area.
The project not only provides immediate relief to the Ga-Odumase students but also offers a renewed sense of hope to the teaching staff, who the donor feels are often forgotten in the struggle for better educational infrastructure.
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Amasaman, Sedem Kweku Afenyo expressed the hope that the project will help ease congestion in the classrooms.
The MP and the District Chief Executive (DCE) for Ga West Municipallty, John Desmond Sowah Nai, promised to provide desks to fill all the classrooms.
The Chief of Ga-Odumase, Nii Acquah III and the Queenmother, encouraged the students to learn hard and try to get Aggregate 6 to 9 in the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) so they can have access to a scholarship scheme which a senior brother of the donor, Mr Akonta Felix Akakpo (Torgbui Tenuvi II) had promised the final year students.
