October 9, 2026
The Amansie South District Assembly has handed over 600 dual desks to the District Education Directorate for distribution to selected public schools across the district.
The intervention is aimed at addressing the furniture deficit in schools and creating a more conducive environment for effective teaching and learning.
The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Amansie South, Hon. Benjamin Marfo, said the procurement of the furniture formed part of the Assembly’s commitment to improving educational infrastructure and was funded with 10 per cent of the Assembly’s 2025 District Assemblies Common Fund allocation.
He said the Assembly had also procured 275 mono desks and 100 sets of hexagonal tables and chairs for kindergarten pupils, which would be handed over to the Education Directorate when completed.
“Currently, the 600 dual desks are ready, and we are handing them over to the District Education Directorate for onward distribution to selected schools,” he said.
Hon. Marfo explained that the additional 275 mono desks and 100 sets of hexagonal tables and chairs would complement the 600 dual desks and further help reduce the furniture deficit in schools across the district.
He said the provision of adequate furniture was essential to creating a suitable learning environment and formed part of the government’s broader commitment to improving the quality of education.
The DCE assured residents that the Assembly would continue to identify and address challenges confronting schools in the district.
Hon. Marfo disclosed that some school building projects being undertaken by the Assembly were nearing completion and would soon be commissioned to provide additional infrastructure for pupils and teachers.
The Presiding Member of the Amansie South District Assembly, Hon. Peter Awere, also commended the government and Hon. Benjamin Marfo for their continued support for education in the district.
He said the provision of the furniture would contribute to creating a more conducive learning environment and promote effective teaching and learning in the beneficiary schools.
Hon. Awere, however, appealed to the government to post more teachers to the district, identifying inadequate teaching staff as one of the challenges confronting some schools.
He said several communities in the district were making efforts to address the accommodation needs of teachers by constructing teachers’ bungalows to ensure that teachers posted to the area had decent accommodation.
He therefore appealed to the government to complement those community efforts by posting additional teachers to schools in the district.
Receiving the furniture on behalf of the District Education Director, Mr Mansuru Mohammed, District Education Planning Officer, commended the government and Hon. Benjamin Marfo for their continued support for education in the district.
He said the 600 dual desks would help reduce the furniture shortage confronting several schools and provide pupils with appropriate facilities for effective learning.
Mr Mohammed expressed the hope that the additional 275 mono desks and 100 sets of hexagonal tables and chairs promised by the DCE would also be supplied as planned.
He said the additional furniture would further reduce the deficit and improve teaching and learning conditions in schools across the district.
Mr Mohammed assured the Assembly that the Education Directorate and beneficiary schools would take good care of the furniture and ensure that it was properly maintained to guarantee its longevity.