The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Afigya Kwabre North, Hon. Emmanuel Jackson Agumah, on 2nd October, 2026, presented a new consignment of school furniture to the District Education Directorate to enhance teaching and learning across government schools.
The furniture, which includes 395 dual desks and 250 mono desks, will be distributed by the District Education Directorate to government schools across the district.
Speaking at the presentation ceremony held at the forecourt of Afigya Kwabre North District Assembly, Hon. Agumah emphasized that the initiative is part of the Assembly’s broader strategy to tackle infrastructural and logistical challenges within the local education sector.
The DCE said the Assembly is committed to systematically closing the furniture deficit before shifting its primary focus toward expanding school building infrastructure.
According to the DCE, the intervention would help create a more conducive environment for both teachers and students and contribute to improving education in the district.
He also revealed that several newly completed school building projects initiated by the Assembly are slated for commissioning in the near future.
Hon. Agumah urged school authorities and teachers to practice a rigorous maintenance culture to ensure the desks serve both current and future generations of pupils.
Receiving the items on behalf of the District Education Director, Mrs. Ellen Gyekyewaa Eshun expressed profound gratitude for the DCE’s unwavering commitment to local educational development.
She assured the Assembly that the Directorate would strictly monitor the beneficiary schools to guarantee proper handling and longevity of the furniture.
Meanwhile, some beneficiary schools that received the furniture expressed appreciation to the DCE and Assembly for their massive support toward improving education in the district, and also assured them that they would protect the furniture with care.
Story by Anita Frimpong
