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| The main entrance of Bolgatanga Polytechnic |
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The
relentless efforts of the current government in pushing through his policy of
Technical and Vocational Education Training TVET, is the sure way to
industrialize the country.
This can be achieved if key players in the
educational sector learnt their fullest support
to this laudable policy, Ghana can then give her young men and
women hands-on practical training with
multi-dimensional skills, to follow the footsteps of the ancient tigers to
arrest mother-Ghana from dashing her future hope to rocks.
In the light of
this, resource allocation plays a crucial role in building the capacities of
the technical Institutions in the country and the Bolgatanga Polytechnic is no
exception.
It has, over the years given a number of projects which remain
unknown to the public.
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| The Rector B'Poly Prof. Alnaa, Prof. Yankah, Hon MP & Deputy AG J K Dindiok and Rtd R. Adjene |
It is against this backdrop that, the Minister of State
in charge of Tertiary Education Professor Kwesi Yankah and the Deputy Attorney
General, former lecturer and MP for Tempane have paid a working visit to the
Bolgatanga Polytechnic (B’Poly), in the Upper East Region to commission a
number of projects that B’Poly benefited from the Get-Fund, as she now awaits
anxiously to be elevated to Technical University.
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| Sod cutting to present four Vehicles to B'Poly at the Sumbrungu Campus |
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| The Two story Hall of residence named after Rtd R. A Adjene |
The second sod was cut to
commission a two storey building Hall of residence constricted with the total
cost of Two Million, Eight hundred and fifty-one thousand 002 Ghana cedis.
2,851,002. It has 53 rooms, which can
accommodate a total number of 212 students, four persons per room.
The Two
story building has been dedicated to the first Principal and retire
educationist of the Bolgatanga Polytechnic Mr. Robert Adjene and named as
“Robert Adjene Hall”.
Mr. Adjene started the Bolgatanga Polytechnic in his old
Mitsubishi up running around the Bolgatanga Municipality then a district,
looking for a place to deliver for almost a year until its current birth place
at the Sumburungu campus. He unveils a plague in his honor of the Hall of
residence.
The third facility commissioned was the students’ demonstration
center SDC of the school constructed and furnished with executive suites at the
cost of Seven hundred and thirty-four thousand, 505 Ghana cedis, and 75
persewas.
The center is meant for the Hotel management and Catering Department
student for their practical training. A plague was unveiled to commission the
Student’s Demonstration Center.
In his opening remarks, Professor Yankah
commended staff of the Polytechnic for the efforts made for the past one year
towards the requirement placed ahead of them for the conversion of the
Polytechnic to Technical University, by adding more facilities to the
Polytechnic.
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Professor Kwesi Yankah Minister of State in charged of tertiary education
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In an interview with Radio Ghana, the Rector of the Bolgatanga
Polytechnic Professor Samuel Erasmus Alnaa expressed appreciation for the
vehicles saying it will help eased the transportation problems they were faced
with in the administration of the school.
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| The Rector of B'Poly Professor Samuel Erasmus Alnaa |
Professor Alnaa stated that, the
Minister’s visit was an opportunity to show case the school to the general
public that they have what it takes to run all the courses of a Technical
University and were poised for elevation.
He indicated that 19 staff had gone
in pursuit of their PHDs and that 10 are back, with the remaining 9 yet to join
them. Professor Alnaa threw more light on the current state of the Polytechnic.
A former lecturer of the school, Deputy AG and MP for Tempane, Hon. Josepne
Dindiok Kpamka advised that all must come on board to make the school one of
the enviable Technical Institutions in the country saying the much waited
elevation of the school is almost at hand.
The MP indicated that, the school
needs to advertise to the general public or have documentary of it running in
the media.
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| Former lecturer of B'Poly, Deputy AG and MP for Tempane Hon. Joseph Kpemka Dindiok |
The Hon. Member of Parliament observed. From a humble beginning with
some rough edges with one man, the Bolgatanga Polytechnic now stands a
magnificent edifice well equipped with committed human resource; it is ready to
deliver its quota to the development of mother Ghana. Like Nelson Mandale of
South Africa did, the retired educationist Robert Adjene is now resting at home
and still coaching.
Story by : GBC’s Emmanuel Akayeti
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