Britain extends 500 billion-cedi assistance to Ghana

Mr Craig John Murray, Deputy British High Commissioner in Ghana, has said the British government is assisting Ghana with about 500 billion cedis towards its socio-economic development.

Mr Murray said 170 billion cedis of the amount would be channelled to the education sector for the improvement of manpower. He announced this at the commissioning of a 40 million-cedi three-classroomed block for the Evangelical Presbyterian Primary School at Shia in the Ho district, which coincided with a farewell durbar in honour of nine British volunteers, who have ended their duty tour in the community. The occasion was also used to welcome 26 new volunteers, nine of whom are Europeans and the rest Ghanaians to the town. Mr Murray stressed that empowering the youth with education is the highest investment parents, communities and governments could offer to the youth, noting that girls' education has a double economic benefit. He called on the people to cultivate the habit of volunteerism, saying there is no need to possess any hyper-technology before assisting one's community.

Captain George Nfodjo (rtd), Ho District Chief Executive, announced that the district assembly has passed a bye-law under which the 40 traditional areas in the district would each be levied one million cedis annually to assist tertiary and teacher training colleges in the district. He explained that the levy was in response to the national call for all to assist in funding education.