Veep inspects Accra STEM Academy Project

 The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, on Tuesday inspected ongoing works at the Science Technology Education Mathemat­ics (STEM) Academy in Accra.

The STEM Academy being the first of its kind in the country is about 85 per cent complete and would admit pupils from kindergarten to senior high school, the first of its kind in the country.

Accompanying the Vice President for the inspection were the Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adut­wum, the Member of Parliament for Ayawaso West, Ms Lydia Syram Alhas­san and the Director General for the Ghana TVET Service, Mr David Prah,

• Dr Bawumia receiving cheers from some people as he tours the project site with Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum

The Managing Director for Jamic Construction Works and contrac­tors to the project, Mr James Manu Donkor, conducted Dr Bawumia and his entourage round the completed auditorium, library and canteen of the academy.

He disclosed that the only works ongoing on the facility was the laying of floor tiles and the fixing of sliding windows, curtain walls as well as the completion of the science laboratories and the installation of an elevator.

The Managing Director assured the Vice President that he would con­tinue to work very hard so he could complete the project on schedule by November.

Dr Bawumia after the inspection expressed his satisfaction with the state of the construction and urged the contractor to ensure that he com­pleted it on schedule so it could be put to use.

He also announced that the govern­ment would continue to support all stakeholders in the nation to ensure the smooth development of the vari­ous facets of the economy.

Dr Adutwum, indicated that the government was doing everything possible to train 21st-century gradu­ates who can compete with their peers around the globe.

He stated that efforts were being made to provide all the needed re­sources to promote effective teaching and learning in all schools across the country.

On innovation, Dr Adutwum point­ed to the introduction and promotion of STEM education across all regions in the country, adding that the Accra STEM Academy was one of the many STEM projects springing up across the country.

Similar STEM projects, he said, were ongoing at Weija in the Greater Accra Region, Dabaa in the Ashanti Region, Diaso in the Western North, Kpasemkpe in the North East among others.

 BY TIMES REPORTER