Minister of State Designate for Works and Housing, Mrs Freda Prempeh, has cut the sod for the construction of a 100-bed capacity hostel for the Boakye Tromo Senior High and Technical School (BOSTECH).
The project which includes toilets and washrooms at a cost of GH₵65,000 is being funded by Mrs Prempeh, who is the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tano North Constituency.
The MP came to the aid of the school following an appeal made by the authorities in other for the school to accommodate more students.
Mrs Prempeh indicated the government was determined to ensure that every Ghanaian child acquired secondary education, hence, the implementation of its flagship free Senior High School programme.
She said infrastructure development has improved in all the other five SHS in the Municipality and promised to ensure that immediate challenges impeding academic progress at BOSTEC were addressed as soon as possible.
Mrs Prempeh advised the students to concentrate on their books, to enable them pass their examination to justify the free SHS programme.
Also, she called on the students to always wear their nose masks to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 in the school environment.
Headmaster of the school, Mr Benjamin Kwarteng, commended the MP for her continuous assistance towards addressing the needs of the school.
He said a kitchen and dining hall facility provided by the MP helped the school and appealed for additional classrooms, an assembly Hall and sanitary facilities.
