Pentecost SHS Headmaster, Mr. Peter Attah Gyamfi says he will be the last person to say President Akufo Addo flagship program Free SHS is not good.
Free SHS is good but there are concerns which needs to be addressed. According to him the said policy brought in a lot of numbers, that’s more students.
He added that, the government is doing very well with regards to policy but there are some concerns and needs to be addressed. The likes of food, dormitory, classroom blocks and others.
Mr. Peter Attah Gyamfi, told Brytfm reporters after the president visited to the school during his three days’ tour in the Region on Sunday 23rd October, 2022.
Mr. Peter Atta Gyamfi therefore heaped praises on leaders of the Church of Pentecost for their consistent support towards the school.
The immense support from the leaders towards the Koforidua based Pentecost SHS has tightened their scope in order to enhance teaching and learning which has indeed contributed to the great performance of the students.
According to Mr. Peter Atta Gyamfi, his students was very excited when the Church of Pentecost supplied them with more food items.
He said, the quality and quantity of meals served to students are affected due to intermittent food supply challenges encounter by the government.
He added that, to support the government, address the challenge, the Church of Pentecost has donated food items worth a total of Ghc66,000 to Pentecost Senior High School (PENSEC) a government school in Koforidua in the last four months.
The Koforidua Area during the heat of the food crises in schools in July donated Ghc30,000 worth of food items to the school.
On October 5, 2022, the Area Head Apostle Mike Etrue led District Pastors to present another Ghc17,000 of food items to the school.
The Effiduase Area of the church on Monday, October 17, 2022, also presented Ghc19,000 food items made up of some bags of maize, bags of rice, sugar, gari, wheat flour, some cartons of mackerel, milk and some gallons of cooking oil to the school.
Receiving the items on behalf of the school, the Headmaster, Elder Peter Atta Gyamfi, thanked the Area Head and the Ministers of the Effiduase Area for their kind gesture, saying “this would go a long way in helping to solve the food shortage situation facing the school”. He said that even though the school had been handed over to the government, the Church of Pentecost keeps supporting the school in various forms. He praised leadership for their continued support.
Source: Mybrytnewsroom.com/Evans Boateng
