As the world marks International Children’s Day today November 20, 2024, some section of school pupils who school at Oriens Complex School located at American Farms in the Bortianor Ngleshie Amanfro Constituency of the Greater Accra Region are making a passionate appeal to their member of Parliament who doubles as the Deputy Minister of Information, Hon. Sylvester Tetteh to collaborate with the GA South Assembly to urgently construct the road stretch leading to their school to ease the stress they go through anytime it rains.
According to the students, students have had for the past years stay home anytime it rains due to the unmotorable nature of the stretch.
They bemoan that there are no drainages on the deplorable stretch hence the whole stretch get flooded even with 30minutes rainfall.
The innocent children say the situation is affecting their academic activities with some students almost carried away by the flood water the last time it rained.
The students are therefore calling on the GA South MCE Hon. Joseph Nyani Stephen and their MP Hon. Sylvester Tetteh to use Government’s DRIP machines to come reshape the bad nature of the road and subsequently try to create some drainage space for easy flow of water so that they access the route.
They made these appeal when the Oriens Complex School observed the International Children’s Day with fun games in the school under the theme Every Child can thrive. Some of the fun activities that took place include face painting, sack race, pick n act, fill the bottle and some choreography.
The Head teacher of Oriens School Complex, Mr. Mensah Maclean on his part noted that many attempts to get authorities to road have been proven futile. He is therefore urging Hon. Sylvester Tetteh to heed to their cry and do something about the road.
Some teachers also expressed concern about the road and how it is affecting teaching and learning activities.