The Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, on Wednesday, July 27 inaugurated a newly constructed Islamic Community School for Tunga Islamic Community School at Dansoman in the Ablekuma West Municipality of the Greater Accra Region.
The six-unit classroom complex has other ancillary facilities including; washrooms, a staff room and an additional room to be transformed into an ICT laboratory later.
Funded by the Zongo Development Fund (ZDF), the project was spearheaded by the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ablekuma West, Ursula Owusu Ekuful.
Speaking during the inauguration, Dr Bawumia emphasized that the government had, through the fund, also initiated the construction of model senior high schools in each of the 16 regions and was working assiduously to ensure the commencement of three of the schools this year.
For her part, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ablekuma West, Mrs Ursula Owusu Ekuful said the structure was a manifestation of the commitment of the government to develop Zongo’s and inner cities through the fund.
She expressed the hope that the new structure would ensure quality education in an improved atmosphere for the pupils.
The MP further expressed gratitude to the Zongo Development Fund, the contractor and the people of Tunga for their support in making the project a reality.
The newly build Tunga Islamic School adds to many other infrastructure projects in the Zongo and inner city aimed at bridging the gap in education, and health care as well as improving sanitation, visibility, ambience and security.
