The NPP’s Parliamentary Candidate for Sekyere Afram Plains Constituency, Mr. George Akom has donated Solar Lights to Junior High Schools without electricity in Sekyere to aid in their preparation towards their Basic School Certificate Examinations ( BECE).
Sekyere Afram Plains District, which is one of the under privileged districts in the Ashanti region lacks a lot of social amenities and developmental infrastructures. Electricity penetration is very low which after a lot of social – economic activities in the district.
As part of efforts to support education in the district, the Parliamentary Candidate has embarked on several educational interventions to improve teaching and learning in the district. Several trainings have been organized by him for pupils in the district to provide the best opportunities for them in the future. He has organized mocks, donated mathematical sets and organized inter – schools football games in the past for the schools in the district as his contribution to education.
As many of the JHS schools do not have electricity which affects night studies, Mr. George Akom went into the aid of the schools and donated Solar Lights which are supposed to help the BECE Candidates study in the night and revise their lessons. He also donated mathematical sets to the candidates to be used for their BECE Exams.
The communities that benefitted from such an innovation intervention could not hide their joy as they cheered the Parliamentary Candidate up for his benevolence.
They encouraged him to continue such projects which could lay solid foundation for the future of the district.
In related development, Mr. George Akom also organized Career Guidance and Programme Selection session for all the BECE Candidates as a means to prepare them for their future career path.
The program which saw presentations from career experts, guidance and counseling experts and high profile educationists put together parents and stakeholders to discuss academic and professional development of their children.
The Parliamentary Candidate also provided means of transportation to all schools what were to travel from their respective communities to the examination centre, Drobonso the district capital.
Many have described Mr. George Akom as a leader whose vision transcends across all facets of human development and empowerment.
Mr. George Akom, who is a renowned educationist and information systems expert had contributed in diverse ways in the field of education and information technology.
He has been tipped to win the seat for NPP in the Sekyere Afram Plains Constituency come December 7, 2024.
