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Nana Adjei Kyeremah Foundation donates 70 dual desks to Nana Pa D/A Primary School
Pupils at the Nana Pa District Assembly (D/A) Primary School at Nana Pa, a town in the Atiwa East District of the Eastern region would heave a sigh of relief after the Nana Adjei Kyeremah Foundation, a Non-governmental organisation donated 70 dual desks to the school.
The pupils who were previously sharing a desk among three or four pupils, would now have more desks to ensure pupils’ comfort and enhance teaching and learning.
The Founder of Nana Adjei Foundation, Nana Adjei Kyerema, during the handing over of the desks to the school said the donation was made after the school management appealed to the foundation for help.
He indicated that the lack of adequate classroom desks for the pupils would have adverse effects on attendance, adding that most of the children would either have to share desks or bring their own chairs from home to use in the classrooms.
That, he said would make them uncomfortable and tired and would subsequently affect their studies in the long term.
“These pupils will one day have to compete with other children in the urban cities and internationally and we believe that they are able to learn effectively when logistics and needed infrastructure to facilitate their learning is made available for them and that is why we have done this donation,” he said.
Nana Kyerema explained that the Foundation placed premium on right educational foundation of the rural child at the basic level and hence was committed to ensuring that the rural child was supported to excel.
He called on stakeholders in the education sector, individuals and organisations in the country to also come to the aid of the school and help to impact their lives positively.
For his part, the Headmaster of the school, Osei Abrokwah thanked the founder of the Foundation for the kind gesture and stated that the school would ensure to put the desks to good use and maintain them.
He revealed that the school has a population of 222 pupils, adding that the 70 dual desks would take about 140 of the pupils out of the 222.
“Previously we had pupils sitting four on a desk and it made writing difficult for them and so we are grateful to the foundation and would keep them well.
Mr Abrokwah also revealed that the whole school had only one desktop computer which they used to teach ICT for the entire pupils’ population and also lacked reading books.
He therefore appealed to the Foundation and other stakeholders to come to the aid of the school.
The Chief of Nana Pa community, Barfour Akwei I said the school has several needs including lack of adeqyate desks,reading books,computers among many others.
He thanked the Foundation for the kind gesture.
From Ama Tekyiwaa Ampadu Agyeman, Koforidua
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Nana Adjei Kyerema, Founder of Nana Adjei Kyerema Foundation, right, handing over desks to Chief of the area, Barfour Akwei I and Headmaster,Osei Abrokwah
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GEXIM deepens relations with US EXIM Bank
A management team of the Ghana Export – Import Bank (GEXIM) led by the Acting Chief Executive, Sylvester Mensah met with the leadership of the Export–Import Bank of the United States (US EXIM) on Wednesday April 23, 2025 in Washington DC, United States of America.
The Acting President and Chairman of US EXIM, Mr. James C. Cruse and Vice President, International Relations, Ms. Isabel Galdiz received the GEXIM delegation, which included Deputy CEO for Banking, Mr. Moses Klu Mensah and Head of International Cooperation, Mr. Jonathan Christopher Koney at the headquarters of US EXIM.
The meeting offered the GEXIM team the opportunity to share the strategic direction of the Bank in line with the resetting agenda of the President of the Republic, His Excellency John Dramani Mahama for the repositioning of the Ghanaian economy into an export-led one by providing the requisite investment to Ghanaian businesses.
Mr. James C. Cruse expressed US EXIM’s eagerness to deepen its existing relations with GEXIM and proposed the signing of a new Cooperative Framework Agreement following the expiration of a Memorandum of Understanding signed in 2019 to utilize US EXIM’s medium term loan guarantees to procure machinery by GEXIM for qualified Ghanaian Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs).
Mr.Sylvester Mensah thanked the Acting President and Chairman of US EXIM for hosting the GEXIM delegation and reaffirmed the Ghanaian government’s commitment to strengthening trade and investment between Ghana and its global partners for economic transformation of Ghana with GEXIM playing a pivotal role.
The two teams will be meeting on the sidelines of the 2025 US EXIM Annual Conference on 29th and April 30, 2025 to explore possible areas of collaboration and matching Ghanaian businesses to American companies. The meeting ended with an exchange of gifts.
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Many SOEs have been used as mere instruments for personal wealth accumulation –Pres.Mahama
President John Dramani Mahama has expressed concern over the misuse of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) for personal financial gain by individuals in leadership positions.
Speaking during a meeting with Chief Executives of specified entities under the State Interest and Governance Authority (SIGA) on Thursday, March 13, the President directly attributed the dire state of SOEs to their leadership, accusing chief executives, management teams, and governing boards of prioritising personal enrichment over organisational efficiency.
He pointed to bloated budgets, unjustified allowances, and unnecessary expenditures as factors draining public funds while SOEs continue to rely on government bailouts.
“Many SOEs have been used as mere instruments for personal wealth accumulation by appointees. The chief executives, management, and boards of these enterprises are responsible for this situation. Some SOEs have become perennial loss-makers, draining public funds with bloated budgets, unjustified allowances, and unnecessary expenditures while relying on government bailouts as if entitled to them. Many of these entities are at their lowest point in the entire history of the Fourth Republic,” he said.
President Mahama further noted that many SOEs have been plagued by inefficiencies, corruption, and mismanagement, leading to consistent financial losses. He cited the 2023 State Ownership Report by the State Interests and Governance Authority (SIGA), which highlighted systemic inefficiencies and wasteful expenditures within these entities.
He therefore reaffirmed his commitment to reforming under-performing SOEs and ensuring they serve national interests.
He warned that loss-making SOEs will no longer be tolerated and will either be merged, privatised, or closed.
“I will assess you based on your performance. If you do not align with the pace of the reset agenda, you may be asked to step aside. If that adds to the horror movie, so be it,” he added.
Source: Myjoyonline.com
