The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has confirmed that the Ayalolo Cluster of Schools project located in the Accra Metropolitan Assembly of the Greater Accra Region has stalled due to financial challenges.
According to him, the GETFund has initiated arrangements with the various consultants to enable contractors to mobilize to the sites, “however, the dates for completion of the projects cannot be determined now, but prompt releases of funds from the Ministry of Finance will greatly help to speed up the early completion of these stalled projects.
In responding to a Parliamentary question asked by MP for Odododiodo, Alfred Nii Kotey Ashie, the Sector Minister to update the House on the stalled Ayalolo Cluster of Schools project in his constituency, Mr. Iddrisu added that the contract was awarded to Messrs Flexcom MB Limited in 2016 to construct an 8-unit Classroom Block for the school but could not be completed “Due to financial challenges, the above project has stalled”.
The school has a student enrolment of 1,614, comprising 786 males and 828 females. The school has a staff strength of 64 teachers, of which 20 are males and 44 are females.
In related development, the Ministry promises to engage with the Regional Coordinating Council and the Metropolitan Assembly on the way forward about the Richard Akwei Memorial School Project in Odododiodioo, given concerns regarding the structural integrity of the facility and its potential safety risks.
He said the records from the Ministry could not confirm that the Ministry or any of its agencies awarded this project, but plans are underway.
Richard Akwei Memorial Basic School was founded on 1S October 1930. The school currently has a student population of 1,171 with a staff strength of 26 teachers. The school can boast of 20 classrooms, a library, and a staff room.
A three-classroom project was started on 31s January, 2020, by Messrs Sparta Cranes and Engineers and is yet to be fully completed.
