JUDGE COMMENDS NKUSUKUM CHIEFS (PAGE 51, AUGUST 11, 2010)

A Supreme Court judge, Mrs Justice Vida Akoto Bamfo, has commended the three chiefs in the Nkusukum Traditional Area in the Mfantseman District for releasing land for the establishment of Mfantsiman Girls’ Secondary School in Saltpond towards the promotion of girl-child education in the country.
She made the commendation at a durbar organised by the Mfantsiman Old Girls Association (MOGA) in Saltpond at the weekend to honour the chiefs for their magnanimity, vision and foresight which had yielded positive results in the Ghanaian society.
In 1960, the chiefs of Anokyi, Kuntu and Nankesedo, all in the Nkusukum Traditional Area, upon the request of the first President, Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah, donated portions of their land for the establishment of the school for girl-child education in the country.
Dr Nkrumah’s request was in appreciation of the role played by the chiefs and the people of Saltpond in the formation of the Convention People’s Party (CPP) in 1948 which fast-tracked the struggle for independence for the country.
In recognition of their contributions, the chiefs received citations, chairs and unspecified amounts of money for promoting girl-child education in the country.
Mrs Justice Akoto Bamfo, who is an old student of the school, said today their collective efforts, foresight and vision had paid off, as many women now occupied responsible and higher places in the country, even though more needed to be done.
She expressed the hope that the land had not been encroached upon through the connivance and activities of those who donated it.
The Headmistress of Mfantsiman Girls’ Secondary School, Madam Charlotte Addo, said the school faced a number of infrastructural challenges which needed to be addressed.
These, she said, included dormitories, classrooms, a library, a dining hall and staff accommodation, among others.
She also said even though water supply to the school had improved, electricity supply continued to be erratic and called for the problem to be rectified.
The President of MOGA, Mrs Matilda Attoh Brehun, said the association had, since its formation, initiated a number of projects which had improved conditions in the school and that more needed to be done for the growth of the school.