The Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly (CCMA), headed by the Metropolitan Chief Executive, Hon. George Justice Arthur, as part of efforts to ensure a conducive environment for residents, has taken major steps to improve education, healthcare, and water security with series of developmental projects, aimed at uplifting vulnerable communities.
As part of efforts to revamp early childhood education, Hon. Justice Arthur, has commissioned a 2-unit kindergarten (KG) block with auxiliary facilities like kitchen, a store room, entertainment rooms for both KG 1 and 2 learners, changing room, classrooms for both KG 1 and 2 students, a modern fitted washroom and a spacious office for the school, providing a safer and more conducive learning environment for young learners.
Mrs. Penelope Aikins, Headmistress of St. Nicholas Anglican Basic School in a profound statement, expressed appreciation over the heart melting project, highlighting that the project stands to offer young learners a safe and stimulative environment at the foundational level to grow academically, socially, emotionally and psychologically, as she assured to put the structure into good use under strict supervision and adequate maintenance culture.
She took the opportunity to also shed light on other challenges confronting the school which spans from thievery due to lack of security personnel, inadequate classroom desks, wornout of roofing wars, inadequate furniture for teaching staffs to painting of the school building.
The Mayor speaking at the ceremony, shared excitement over quality of the project to describe the Cape Coast Metro as the first Metro Assembly in the country to have completed and commission a 2-unit KG block from its District Assembly Common Fund (DACF). A feet which requires commendation.
He noted his unwavering commitment to seek redress to challenges affecting education within the metropolis by paying a visit to heads of various basic schools in Cape Coast to collate respective challenges at their schools, as he assured to complete many of such school projects within the metropolis, as a number of such projects are already completed, awaiting commissioning.
Hon. George Justice Arthur in addition, cut sod for the construction of an ongoing ultramodern CHPS compound which seeks to improve access to primary healthcare service for residents in the Amoakofua-Brofuyedur Electoral Area.
The project, expected for completion in July 2026, is designed to bring essential medical care closer to the Brofuyedur community, particularly benefiting children, pregnant women, and the elderly with its OPD unit, consulting room, pharmacy unit, male and female wards, delivery ward, and nurses quarters, among other units.
Samuel Kwabena Ofosu, the Metro Health Director for Cape Coast on the construction of the Brofuyedur CHPS Compound, recounted how bad the old structure appeared to be, coupled with the poor sanitation management which use to affect the facility's service delivery, thus caused authorities to see to its demolishing.
He narrated how essential the under-construction CHPS facility will be to the Brofuyedur community and its environs so far as quality healthcare delivery is concern. Adding that the health facility when completed will serve six (6) community who shares a population of about 40,000.
An addition he described, will contribute enormously to the Metro Health Directorate's fight against infectious and airborne diseases which mostly affect individuals within the jurisdiction of the CHPS project.
To address water crisis, the Mayor also initiated the construction of a borehole project to ensure access to clean and reliable drinking water for the Brofuyedur community. Furthermore, a sod was cut for the construction of a sea defense project for the Ekon community to protect the coastal community from erosion, flooding, and further impacts of tidal waves which the community has suffered over the years.
These initiatives reflect CCMA’s commitment to sustainable development, combining education, health, water security, and environmental protection to improve livelihoods and strengthen community resilience.
Sompaonline.com//Eric Annan