Contractor sacks pupils, locks up Galilea M/A Basic School again
21st November 2024
Pupils at the Galilea M/A Basic School have been left stranded again after Geo’s Anointing Construction Company sacked them and locked down a six-unit classroom block.
The action of the contractor on Thursday, November 21, 2024, is due to unpaid debts from the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund).
The contractor had locked up the school in October but reopened after the Ga South Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Joseph Nyarni, requested a two-week ultimatum to settle the debt.
However, the pledge has not been honored after a month.
The contractor disrupted teaching and learning, asking staff and pupils, including the headmistress, to vacate the building.
Addressing the media, the Public Relations Officer of Geo’s Anointing Company Limited, Christopher Newman, said the government awarded the contract to them in 2017.
The first phase, he revealed, was completed in 2018, but they are yet to receive payment after six years.