Students continue to learn under unsafe structures even after the construction of a new classroom block for the only basic school in Wassa Odaa in the Mpohor District.
Skyy Power Fm journalists were there to monitor the situation and also investigate why the 6 unit classroom block has been closed for almost a year even after being completed.
Students still continued to learn under unsafe weak structures which posed a threat to their safety and the situation was also not conducive for learning.
The District Chief Executive (DCE), Mr Ignatius Asaah Mensah who spoke to Skyy Power FM explained, “The constructor responsible for the project used a plan called French basement, instead of him to fill the foundation with concrete, he avoided that and started to build.”
“Due to this, rainwater started to fill up the basement leading to the collapse of the building. So the constructor then had to build everything again from scratch which he has done, but left with some finishing touches to fully complete it.”
He explained that the compound in which the new block has been built is sloppy and the contractor would need to level it up to make it conducive for the school children.
Also, there are no whiteboards installed in the classrooms and no chairs for learning as well.
Mr Mensah promised that he will Fastrack the process of commissioning the new classroom block for the school so students can enjoy some quality infrastructure and education.
