The Adentan Municipal Assembly has commissioned a number of educational and health infrastructure projects as part of efforts to improve access to quality education and healthcare services in the municipality.

The projects, commissioned on Tuesday, September 8, 2026 under the theme, 'investing in education infrastructure for quality teaching and learning,' include classroom blocks at Otanor Presbyterian School, Ashiyie Community Basic School and Adentan Community School, as well as a new maternity and accommodation facility at the Amrahia Health Centre.

The interventions form part of the assembly’s efforts to address critical infrastructure gaps and create more conducive conditions for teaching, learning and healthcare delivery.

At Otanor Presbyterian School, the assembly commissioned the first phase of an 18-unit, three-storey classroom block, while an eight-unit classroom block with library space and ancillary facilities was commissioned at the Adentan Community School.

A two-unit kindergarten classroom block was also commissioned at Ashiyie Community Basic School.

At the Amrahia Health Centre, the assembly commissioned a two-storey maternity and staff accommodation facility designed to expand reproductive health services and enable the facility to provide delivery services to residents.

The commissioning ceremonies were attended by the Adentan Municipal Chief Executive, Ella Esinam Christine Nongo, Member of Parliament for Adentan, education and health officials, assembly members, traditional and community leaders, teachers, parents and other stakeholders.



The MCE said the projects demonstrated the assembly’s commitment to investing in infrastructure that directly improves the quality of life of residents.

She said the new maternity facility at Amrahia was particularly important because the existing health centre had previously been unable to provide maternal delivery services.

According to her, residents who needed to deliver their babies had to travel to other facilities, including St John's Clinic, to access the service.

She said the new facility had been fully furnished and was ready to provide maternal and reproductive health services to residents.

The facility, according to the Works Department, is a District Assemblies Common Fund-funded project executed by MCAR Engineering and Real Estate Limited at a cost of GH¢2,774,696.10.

The project was awarded in December 2025 and was scheduled for completion in December 2026 but has been completed ahead of schedule.

It comprises consultation and examination rooms, a vitals area, treatment room, labour and delivery facilities and lying-in wards, as well as staff accommodation.

The Municipal Director of Health, Dr Priscilla Anima Poku, said the facility would significantly improve access to maternal and reproductive healthcare in the Amrahia area.

She said it would provide child welfare clinic services, family planning, adolescent health services and delivery services.

Dr Poku said the facility would also help reduce referrals, maternal mortality and stillbirths by allowing women in the area to receive continuous care closer to their communities.

She appealed to the assembly and government to consider providing the municipality with a befitting municipal hospital to further improve healthcare delivery.

Education infrastructure

The MCE said the educational projects were equally critical to addressing infrastructure deficits in schools across the municipality.

She said the assembly’s broader vision was to ensure that every electoral area had access to a basic school, reducing the need for pupils to travel between electoral areas to access basic education.

The first phase of the 18-unit classroom block at Otanor Presbyterian School is 100 per cent complete and includes a headteacher’s office, sick bay, washroom facilities and a computer laboratory.

The project, funded through the District Assemblies Common Fund, was awarded to Millennium Assets and Properties and was scheduled for completion in January 2027.

The assembly said the second phase, which will provide the remaining six classrooms to complete the 18-unit block, would commence on Monday, September 14, 2026.

At Ashiyie Community Basic School, the newly commissioned two-unit kindergarten block has washroom facilities for boys and girls, a utility space and a wash area for teachers.

The DACF-funded project was executed by Basit Veng at a cost of GH¢620,021.48.

The assembly also commissioned the second phase of the Adentan Community School project, which provides eight classrooms, a library space and washroom facilities.

The project, which forms part of a wider development that began in 2022, was completed at a cost of GH¢2,066,064.

The Works Department said the first phase consisted of a two-storey, 14-unit classroom block with a teachers’ office, washrooms and a disability-friendly ramp, while subsequent works included landscaping and paving.

The second phase was awarded in late 2025 and was expected to take six months but was completed ahead of schedule.



Pupils moved from under trees

The MCE said the completion of the Adentan Community School project was particularly significant because she had previously served as an assembly member in the area and had witnessed pupils studying under trees.

She said the pupils had been exposed to harsh weather conditions, with rain and excessive heat disrupting teaching and learning.

“I am very proud and humbled to say that a 22-unit classroom block has been commissioned. So all the learners that were under the tree are now back in the classroom,” she said.

The Municipal Director of Education, Gifty Musee, said the intervention had addressed an urgent infrastructure challenge in the community.

She said the school had previously experienced high enrolment and inadequate classroom facilities, forcing some pupils to study under trees.

“We are happy because now we have moved the children from the open space and under the tree into this beautiful facility,” she said.

She urged school authorities, teachers and pupils to develop a strong culture of maintenance to preserve the facilities for future generations.

3,641 furniture supplied

The MCE disclosed that the assembly had recently supplied 3,641 pieces of furniture to all 36 basic schools in the municipality.

She said the intervention was intended to complement the infrastructure projects and ensure that pupils had the furniture required for effective teaching and learning.

The Municipal Coordinating Director, Seth Anim Boadi, said the commissioning of the facilities marked an important milestone in the assembly’s efforts to provide safe, accessible and conducive infrastructure.

He commended the various stakeholders who contributed to the completion of the projects and urged the school communities to protect and maintain the facilities.

As part of the commissioning at Otanor Presbyterian School, the Presiding Member of the Adentan Municipal Assembly also donated 1,000 exercise books and two packs of pens to pupils to support teaching and learning.