Asantehene opens refurbished learning centre

Kumasi, Nov 18, GNA - Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene, on Tuesday inaugurated the 70,000 pounds refurbished British Council Learning and Information Centre in Kumasi.

Inaugurating it, Otumfuo Osei Tutu said the British Council was foremost among British organisations whose impact on the country's social and education development continued to be felt especially in schools, colleges and universities.

He said it is refreshing that the Council had invested in new products and services to contribute to the promotion of education in this age of Information Communication and Technology (ICT).

The Asantehene said he hoped the assistance would enable young Ghanaians to achieve their career objectives and facilitate the work of Ghanaian teachers, education administrators and community leaders.

He said these, consequently would ensure development and promotion of partnerships with appropriate UK counterparts and organisations.

Dr Rod Pullen, the British High Commissioner, said the inauguration of the centre "underlines that the relationship between Ghana and Britain is not simply between London and Accra but between many other centres in both countries."

He said Britain was now a multi-ethnic, multicultural society at the leading edge of modern technology, industrial development and culture.

"It is in this context that the British Council continues to maintain an important presence in Ghana in order to strengthen yet further the linkages between our peoples."

Dr Pullen said: "Globalisation is an irreversible reality. The challenge that faces us all is to ensure it is developed and utilised in a way that brigs the greatest benefit to both developed and developing countries."

Mr Sampson Kwaku Boafo, Ashanti Regional Minister, in an address read for him praised the British Council for supporting the country's educational and Civil Service reforms programme and appealed to the Council to expand its services in Information Technology in the country.