NEW TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR NKORANZA (PAGE 42, SEPT 23, 2010)

THE government has decided to establish a new technical institute at Nkoranza in the Brong Ahafo Region to cater for technical education in the region in particular and the country as a whole.
 Since the conversion of the then Sunyani Technical Institute into a polytechnic in the 1980s, the region has not benefited from a purely technical institute, and the new Nkoranza Technical Institute as it is to be called, is being carved out of the present Nkoranza Secondary/Technical School.
 Currently, constructional work on the project is underway on a 12-unit storey classroom block and another separate six-unit classroom building on 107 acres released by the Nkoranza Traditional Council for the project.
 The Brong Ahafo Regional Minister, Mr Kwadwo Nyamekye-Marfo and Okatakyie Agyeman Kudom IV, the Omanhene of the Nkoranza Traditional Area, have jointly cut the sod to commence the construction of boys and girls dormitory blocks at the site.
  Construction work is also to begin on a modern computer science laboratory block.
All the projects are to be financed by the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund).
  Before breaking the ground, Okatakyie Kudom described the project as a long dream come true, adding that Nananom, in their wisdom, gave out the land for such a laudable educational project and promised that they would not hesitate to release more land for future educational purposes.
He expressed the hope that the project when successfully completed, would equip students who graduated with technical skills and jobs in advance.
Okatakyie commended the government for the bold initiative to establish the new technical institute in the region.
 Mr Nyamekye-Marfo, who was in the area as part of his two-day working visit to the Nkoranza North District, underscored the importance of education and the government’s commitment to make education a priority on its agenda.
He expressed the hope that since the region had long existed without a technical institute, the people would lend their fullest support towards the successful completion of the project.
The regional minister, who was accompanied by the District Chief Executive (DCE )for the area, Mr Emmanuel Kwadwo Agyekum and the District Co-ordinating Director (DCD), Alhaji Haruna Abdul Salam, said the developed countries attained such status because they put premium on education in general, hence the need for Ghana and other African nations to follow suit.