Nana Amihere Blay II, Chief of A.B. BoKazo community, has broken the ground for the construction of an ultra-modern Information and Communication Technology (ICT) centre and a library for the A.B. Bokazo Primary and Junior High School (JHS).
The two projects are aimed at equipping school children with 21st century skills and competencies to be able to compete in a technologically driven world.
The ceremony was on the theme: “Unity, Leadership and Learning: Empowering Generations Through Tradition and Technology.”
Nana Blay II advised school children in the town to take advantage of the ICT centre and the library when completed to pursue higher education and secure their future instead of relying on galamsey.
He appealed to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ghana Gas and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ellembelle to support the renovation of the classroom blocks from the Kindergarten to Junior High School.
He said the roofing of the school block leaked during the rainy season coupled with a lack of furniture.
The Chief thanked the MP for responding to the water problem facing the school, which usually disrupted academic work with the provision of a borehole.
Madam Judith Adjoba Blay, CEO of Ghana Gas, pledged the company’s support for the projects, stating that ICT education was integral part of learning to blend traditional and technological education.
She said, according to their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Local Content Policy (LCP), the Company would concentrate more on development in their catchment areas.
Madam Blay said the Company would assist the education of girls in the area, saying; “Any school girl who wants to study Mathematics, Science and ICT, will be financed through to the tertiary levels to reach their potential as a step to produce more women engineers in the town.”
Mr Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, the MP for Ellembelle, thanked the Chief and his Queenmother for their commitment to quality education delivery in the town.
He donated 20 streetlights to the Chief and promised to reshape the principal streets in the town.
Mr Joseph Nelson, the Western Regional Minister, urged the people to avoid chieftaincy disputes and unite.
“Traditional rulers serve as agents of development so in communities where the Queenmother and the Chief are not united, development suffers,” he added.
Mr Nelson pledged his support for the ICT centre and asked parents to take keen interest in their children’s education as future leaders of Ghana.
Mr Joseph Armah Agyekum, District Chief Executive (DCE) for Ellembelle, thanked Nana Amihere Blay II for the constant rapport with the Assembly for fast-track development of the town, especially in education.
He said education could bridge the gap between the rich and the poor and pledge the Assembly’s support for the two projects.
Mr Wilfred Katey Adoduadji, Ellembelle District Director of Education, whose speech was read on his behalf, said traditional values must be embedded in modern technological education.
He said technology had transformed the world into a global village with opportunities in education yet, “technology is a tool, not a teacher which must be guided by values from tradition.”
GNA
Edited by Justina Paaga/George-Ramsey Benamba
Photos attached
Dec.30,2025
