The Vice-President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has noted that the government is committed to expanding access to quality education to all, especially in Zongo communities, through the Zongo Development Fund.
The project, a complete rebuild, and transformation of a dilapidated classroom of Tunga Community Islamic School into a modern facility was funded by the Zongo Development Fund, the development agency created by the Akufo-Addo government to ensure inclusive and sustainable development in Zongo and related deprived communities.
Speaking at the commissioning of a two-story classroom block for the Tunga Zongo Community in Dansoman, Accra, Vice President Bawumia said investing in such an edifice, and many others across the country demonstrate the government’s resolve and commitment to expanding access to quality education to all, especially in Zongo communities
“Expanding access to quality and relevant education is pivotal to the transformation we are determined to engender in Zongo Communities, and the Zongo Development Fund is the frontline agency and vehicle through which government seeks to ensure the realization of the development objectives relating to Zongo communities,” said Dr. Bawumia.
According to him, since Ghana attained independence, no budget has ever been deliberately allocated for the development of Zongo communities.
“The establishment of the Fund dedicated to Zongo communities is indisputably unprecedented,” he noted.
Praising the Member of Parliament and also Minister for Communications and Digitalisation, Ursula Owusu Ekuful, Dr. Bawumia said the construction of this impressive educational complex and its ancillary facilities by the Zongo Development Fund in Tunga was championed by the Minister.
Dr. Bawumia listed a number of these projects and their locations in Zongos nationwide, and lauded the impact of the ZDF on communities, as envisioned by the NPP Government.
Since the Zongo Development Fund was established in 2018, it has promoted the development of infrastructure in many Zongos for sports, health, education, and sanitation as well as roads and water. It has also given many Zongos educational scholarships and business support.
Dr. Bawumia reiterated the government’s commitment to increasing access to education, noting that given the sharp increase in Senior High School enrolment as a result of the Free SHS policy, it is up to the government to increase access at all levels.
Ursula Owusu Ekuful who was present at the ceremony expressed her happiness over the facility’s development and inauguration.
The newly commissioned edifice has ancillary facilities such as offices and a library.
