The chiefs and people of Assin Nsuta in the Assin North District of the Central region were on Thursday full of praise for Dr Mrs Martha Sedegah, an indigene of the area based in the United States of America (USA) for helping to put up a new primary school block for the Methodist School in the area.
The philanthropist, according to the school authorities used her pension pay finance the project within four years.
School children in the area had to be relocated several times in the community and in some case had to use the palace in the community as classroom when the main school building collapsed.
According to the headmaster of the school, Mr Richard Wiredu, the school started as a preparatory school in 1994, but was made a public school in 1996.
He said the plight of the school was made known to Dr Sedegah who readily came to the aid of the school.
He appealed to authorities to construct an access road to the school and connect it to the national grid to enhance effective teaching and learning.
Mr Wiredu also called on the authorities to provide the school with potable drinking water and construct a Kindergarten block for children who now use the school’s computer laboratory as classrooms.
For his part, Nana Ohemeng Awere V, the Chief of the area who is also the Bankumhene of Apimanim traditional council commended Dr Sedegah for coming to the aid of the school and pledged his support to ensure that the school rapidly developed.
He seized the chance to warn parents to desist from the act of spending lavishly on funerals and take the education of their wards seriously adding that parents who would be found in the act would be handed a fined.
The district chief executive of the Area, Mrs Sabbinah Appiah-Kubi, promised to ensure that the school benefits from the school feeding programme and the free school uniforms.
For her part, Dr Mrs Sedegah thanked those who contributed in one way or the other in the construction of the school, stressing that she took inspiration from her late mother who taught her to be resilience in times of difficulty.
She further advised the children to always listen to their instincts and take the advice of their elders to be able to follow her footsteps.
STORY: FROM MAGDALENE SEY, ASSIN NSUTA
