Ekumfi Essarkyir (C/R), Dec 7, GNA - Government is to improve the infrastructure in less endowed Senior High Schools to enable them to increase their intake and reduce the pressure on the endowed schools duri= ng admissions.

Mr Alex Tettey-Enyo, Minister of Education, who gave the assurance at the T.I. Ahmadiyya Senior High School at Ekumfi, said the government was determined to solve the problems parents encounter during admissions by making the smaller and less endowed schools attractive to students. The Minister was in the school to inspect on-going projects and also= to join the Ahmadis celebrate the Eid-ul-Adha.

He praised the staff for working under difficult conditions, includi= ng lack of accommodation, which compels some of them to travel long distance= s to school and back.

He advised the students to learn from the tenets of Eid-ul-Adha festival, which was to instill the spirit of sacrifice and obedience in t= he adherents of Islam.

Mr Tettey-Enyo accepted the invitation to attend the School's Speech=

and Prize-giving Day on the 19th of December 2009.

Mr Issah Mumuni Dimbie, Headmaster, said the school was highly honou= red by the Minister's unannounced visit and expressed his gratitude to him fo= r joining them in the celebrations of the Eid-ul-Adha. He said the school's authority were aware that the problems were not=

peculiar to Ekumfi Ahmadiyya Senior High School alone and therefore had resolved to work hard to make the place conducive for teaching and learni= ng.