Obo-Kwahu, (E/R), July 22, GNA - Members of the Obo-Kwahu Association of Great Britain and Ireland, a benevolent society of Obo citizens, have presented six computers and accessories and 100 assorted text books to the Kwahu Ridge Secondary/Technical School (KRITEC), Basic Schools and the Obo Community at Obo. Other items donated, included 30 footballs, a trophy and four bus-stop canopies worth 25 million cedis. The items were the Association's contribution to supplement government's efforts to improve the standard of education in the town.

Presenting the items, the Vice Chairman of the Association, Mr Kwabena Ampadu said it was the Association's widow's contribution to enhance educational standards, which is significant towards every nation's development. He said, the computers and its accessories and the textbooks were meant for KRESEC, while the footballs should be distributed to the four basic schools in the town and use the trophy to organise football competitions among the basic schools, while the canopies were to be erected at the lorry park and other vantage points in the town to serve as shelter for passengers waiting for vehicles.

Mr. Ampadu, who is also the Director of HORIZEN 2000, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) said the Association had awarded scholarships to three school children, who are pursuing their secondary education at St Peters' Secondary School at Nkwatia. He urged the School Authorities to ensure effective use of the educational materials to enhance the development of education in the area.

Receiving the items on behalf of the school and the community, the Headmaster of KRISTEC, Mr George Agyarey thanked the Association for the assistance and assured them of the effective utilisation of the items to improve the standard of education in the community. He said the school needed a school bus and financial assistance to rehabilitate the girls' dormitory, science and classroom blocks and therefore appealed to other citizens and associations at home and abroad to come to their aid to ensure effective teaching and learning. The Ankobeahene of Obo, Nana Ntori Denkyera, II, commended the Association's contribution towards the towns' development and urged other citizens resident abroad to emulate the Association and contribute towards the development of the community.