General News of Monday, 5 November 2018Source: classfmonline.com678 Senior High Schools fumigated – Oppong-Nkrumahplay videoInformation Minister, Kojo Oppong-NkrumahThe government has fumigated 670 Senior High Schools across the country, following reports of bed bug infestation in some schools. Former President John Dramani Mahama, on his recent campaign tour, said he encountered many students with bed-bug complaints due to congestion in their schools. He attributed the problem to defects in the free SHS policy and urged the government to get the schools fumigated. “In all, about 678 out of the nearly 700 public Senior High Schools have been fumigated. In the Ashanti Region, 120 schools were fumigated; in the Brong Ahafo Region, 80 schools; Central Region, 70 schools; Eastern Region, 37; Greater Accra Region, about 50 schools; Northern Region, about 52 schools; Upper East Region, 34; Upper West Region, 21 schools; Volta Region, about 100 schools; and the Western Region, another 54 schools.”

Source: GhanaWeb November 05, 2018 15:45 UTC