Residents of Wa West District in the Upper West Region are calling on government to complete projects started by the previous administration in the district.
The abandoned projects include E-block Senior High school facility at Dorimon under the Ghana Education Trust Fund, a health center for Veiri community, and six unit class block for Bungberi and its surrounding communities.
Speaking to the media during a visit to the project sites, the Assembly Member for Bungberi Electoral Area, Nicholas Gyirikor said the delay in completing those projects is seriously impeding effective teaching and learning in the district and provision of quality health care.
The abandoned E-block facility at Dorimon under the Ghana Education Trust Fund project, GET-Fund was started in 2015/2016. It is expected to make secondary education more accessible to the rural communities when completed. Almost five years into the project, it is yet to be completed.
The Assembly Member for Bungberi Mr Gyirikor said the infrastructure deficit resulting from the double track system could have been addressed if the E-block were completed. He said the primary school at Bungberi is still at the foundation level compelling pupils to study under trees.
“We have done a lot about this building that is standing there, it started since December, 2016 we thank God that you are picking this information, it is affecting us a lot, during raining season we have to close the pupils to go home”, Mr. Gyirikor said.
He expressed worry about how change of government in Ghana affects the people in terms of development and appeal to ruling government to complete the projects started by previous administration for effective teaching and learning.
Mr. Gyirikor said most pupils are discouraged from going to school during the raining period because they are aware that when it rains they will definitely go back home.
Speaking on health, the in Charge of Veiri Community Health Center, Saeed Mohammed Siibu expressed worry about the state of the facility.
He said the facility has been upgraded from CHPS Compound to health center yet less attention is given to improve its service delivery.
The facility is currently using an old Day Nursery school block for its service delivery. “They told me that this place was a temporal facility when I came here in 2017 but the new building is still at the stage I came to meet it. Because of that we do not have the requisite personnel and equipment as health centre. If we demand and they bring them where will we store it or accommodate the personnel? ” Mr. Siibu lamented.
He appeal to government to complete the project to enhance effective health care delivery in the area. The health center which serve about eleven communities also lack logistics and some specialize staff to handle other complicated health issues.
Story filed by Dennis Bebane
