Volta Regional Minister elated at the completion of emergency SHS projects

Some (V/R), Feb. 25, (Mensah) GNA- A total of 19 out of 21 classroom blocks under government’s emergency Senior High School (SHS) projects have been completed in the Volta Region.
The re-designing of the remaining two projects has held back their completion.
Mr Joseph Amenowode, Volta Regional Minister made the observation at the handing over of four of those projects at Some rpt Some SHS, Akatsi Secondary Technical School, Comboni Vocational Technical and Bator SHS.
Each of the completed projects cost 260,000 Ghana cedis.
Mr Amenowode said contracts have been awarded for additional classroom blocks, dormitories, staff bungalows, assembly halls and kitchen complexes for selected schools.
“Our policy is equitable distribution of resources; we will spread facilities across all schools.”
Mr Amenowode, commended contractors on the projects for tackling their jobs in good time.
He urged teachers and students to take good care of the facilities to ensure their durability.
Headmasters of the schools expressed gratitude to government for the facilities and appealed for more of such projects including staff accommodation and school buses.
GNA
WG
25 Feb. 11

MASLOC begins prosecution of loan defaulters

Ho, Feb 15, (Mensah) GNA-Ten out of the over 200 defaulters of the Micro-Finance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) credits in the Ho Municipal Area were on Tuesday arraigned at the Ho Municipal Magistrate’s Court. They are Regina Amematekpor, Antie Addakey, Patience Apreku, Isaac Azadagli, Glover Mensah Raphael, John Defor, Anthony Gogah, Nelson Asase, Margaret Letsa and Olivia Safor. They did not file affidavits of opposition to the writs of summons and were committed by Mr Yaw Atta Sampong, a Circuit Court Judge sitting as Magistrate to pay up or suffer sanctions. He awarded penalties and cost against some of the defendants while others deemed to have made some attempts at settling the loans were spared. Mr Carlos de-Souza, a Lawyer who represented MASLOC said the loans were granted from state funds and recipients have the “civic responsibility” to pay back but some had made no attempt at paying back. The loans mainly granted in 2008 ranged from 1,000 cedis to 3,000 cedis with interests.
GNA
WG
15 Feb 11