Mr Stephen Aeke Akurugu, District Chief Executive (DCE) for Kassena-Nankana West, has assured that the Mahama-led government will continue to fund existing interventions in the education sector to improve quality delivery across the country.
Speaking at the “My First Day in School” event at the Mother of Mercy Kindergarten and Primary cluster, Mr Akurugu said programmes such as the School Feeding Programme and Capitation Grants would be sustained, with plans to expand them to cover more schools in the district.
He encouraged pupils to remain committed to their studies despite the challenges facing schools in the area. “I see future Nurses, Teachers, Directors and Presidents amongst you. All you ought to do to become these is to take your studies seriously and obey school authorities,” the DCE, a nurse by profession, told the pupils.
The DCE and his entourage, led by Mr Samuel Awiah, Head Teacher of the school, also inspected a rapidly expanding cemetery close to the premises and proposed that the school be fenced to safeguard pupils. He called for a stakeholders’ meeting involving the District Assembly, the Ghana Education Service (GES), community leaders, and the school to address the encroachment issue.
Madam Mary-Magdalene Wompakea, District Director of the GES, urged pupils to begin the new academic term with renewed energy after the six-week break, encouraging them to concentrate on their studies, respect their teachers, and actively seek clarification in class.
Mr Awiah noted that the school, established in September 2003 with 128 pupils, had grown to a population of 556 by the end of the July 2025 term. At the start of the new term, 13 new entrants were admitted into the KG, while the Primary block enrolled 15 fresh pupils.
To mark the occasion, the DCE and the GES Director distributed assorted biscuits to the pupils.
