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Gyili pupils study on bare floor
Over 200 pupils at the Gyili D/A Primary School in the Takpo Area Council of the Nadowli-Kaleo District in the Upper West Region sit or sprawl on the bare floor to take lessons during school hours because the school does not have enough furniture.
Investigation by The Spectator Newspaper revealed that the kindergarten block has a total of 58 school children in two separate classrooms, but has only six dual desks and three broken ones.
The primary block which is made up of six classrooms and accommodating 153 pupils cannot boast of more than 15 functional dual desks.
In some of the classrooms, a dual desk which is originally designed to take two pupils had four or five pupils occupying it making it difficult for them to write.
In an interview, the Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) Chairman, Mr Abraham Suglo who drew this paper’s attention to the plight of the school, described the situation as worrying and said it affected school attendance as some parents were unwilling to send their wards to a school where pupils had to lie on their tummies for lessons.
“Money is difficult to come by these days and when you are able to raise a little, you are forced to use it on soap because each time your child returns from school, they look very dirty”, he decried and said the PTA was appealing to donors and benevolent persons to assist the pupils with furniture to facilitate teaching and learning.
“The PTA is putting resources together to fix some of the broken furniture but we are calling on individuals and organisations to support us provide desks for our children”, he added.
The Vice Chairman of the PTA, Mr Eric A-iriba also expressed that aside the issue of desks, the school block also needed refurbishing to make it more suitable for academic work.
He called on government and the district assembly to help renovate the school block, provide furniture and also post more teachers to the school as some of the classes did not have teachers.
When contacted, the District Director of Education, Mr Christopher Kutina said the inadequate supply of furniture in schools was a national issue that needed the attention of every well-meaning Ghanaian not only the government.
He said the directorate was working around the clock to secure support for such schools and said parents who could support should do so for the sake of their wards.
“We know there are some affluent ones in the communities and within the schools’ PTA who can assist and that is why we are reconstituting the schools’ management committees (SMCs) and get them sensitised to the fact that they need to support the development of their wards’ schools with their personal resources if they could”, he added.
From Lydia Darlington Fordjour, Gyili
The Diaspora Affairs Office at the Office of the President has hosted a delegation of African diaspora women who are in Ghana ahead of a planned Presidential Conferment of Citizenship ceremony.
The Director of Diaspora Affairs, Kofi Okyere Darko, explained in a Facebook post that the visit was a gesture of appreciation by the delegation to the Government of Ghana for its continued efforts to reconnect Africans in the diaspora with their ancestral homeland.
He indicated that the ceremony, scheduled for next Monday, will officially grant Ghanaian citizenship to members of the delegation as part of the country’s broader engagement with the African diaspora.
The delegation was led by Erica Bennett, Founder of the Diaspora Africa Forum.
According to Mr Okyere Darko, her years of advocacy have played an important role in strengthening ties between Africa and people of African descent living abroad.
He noted that the group’s journey towards citizenship represents not only a legal process but also a cultural and spiritual return to their roots.
Also present at the meeting was Natalie Jackson, an attorney who is also expected to receive Ghanaian citizenship during the ceremony. She works closely with renowned civil rights lawyer Ben Crump.
Mr Okyere Darko emphasised that Ghana remains committed to strengthening relationships with the African diaspora and promoting unity, identity, and shared heritage among people of African descent worldwide.
By: Jacob Aggrey
Ghana Tourism Authority is leading Ghana’s participation at ITB Berlin, which opened in Berlin with a vibrant national pavilion highlighting Ghana’s rich cultural heritage, tourism destinations and investment opportunities.
March 5 has been designated as Ghana Day, a special platform to promote Ghana’s languages, cuisine, Kente, festivals and business prospects to the global tourism community. The stand has already drawn strong interest with traditional arts and crafts displays, immersive multimedia presentations and popular Ghanaian snacks.
Seven private-sector players are exhibiting alongside government officials as part of efforts to deepen trade partnerships, expand market access, and attract investment across the hospitality, heritage tourism, ecotourism, and creative arts sectors.
Ahead of the official opening, the Ghana delegation also engaged young Ghanaian investors in Germany in collaboration with V Afrika-Verein and the Ghana Embassy, strengthening diaspora investment linkages and highlighting opportunities within the tourism value chain.
Ghana’s coordinated presence at ITB Berlin 2026 reinforces its strategy to position the country as the Gateway to Africa and a competitive destination for leisure travel and global investment.
